Ways to Build Suspense

Shimmering pavement, asphalt heat. Stopped talking in eastern Utah, after Shelby hit the roadkill and fritzed the air conditioning. Maybe a leg, a rib, of an armadillo in the mechanism. Western Utah, eastern Nevada, tongues gritty from tasting the air, sweat pooling in elbows, anywhere skin touched skin. Gwen falls asleep driving; car shudders over the rumble strip, waking both of them with shock, turning their blood to ice.

What techniques does the author use to build tension in this excerpt?

Read the passage and answer the question. georgia always awoke at 7: 00 a.m. her morning routine always went in the same order, and her friends and family could consistently count on her to be on time. even when she won the lottery, her routine stayed exactly the same! which type of character is georgia? a. round b. dynamic c. narrator d. static

Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 1, of the tragedy of julius caesar. [exit lepidus] antony. this is a slight, unmeritable man, meet to be sent on errands. is it fit, the three-fold world divided, he should stand one of the three to share it? octavius. so you thought him, and took his voice who should be p to die, in our black sentence and proscription. antony. octavius, i have seen more days than you. and though we lay these honors on this man. to ease ourselves of divers sland’rous loads, he shall but bear them as the a** bears gold, to groan and sweat under the business, either led or driven as we point the way; and having brought our treasure where we will, then take we down his load, and turn him off, like to the empty a**, to shake his ears and graze in commons. what does this interaction reveal about antony’s character? select two options. he feels like he is getting old. he values the efforts of his peers. his opinion of beasts of burden is low. he presents a false demeanor to others. he is ambitious for himself and his friends.

In 3-5 complete sentences, thoroughly explain how the protagonist’s cultural background affects his or her actions and choices in your module one short story ? provide at least two specific details from the text to show how the protagonist’s cultural background affects his or her actions and choices.