In "The Nose, " Nikolai Gogol uses pacing to help create mystery in the story. Describe how the pacing of the story creates mystery and how that mystery is resolved. Be sure to provide an introduction paragraph that lays out your argument, body paragraphs that develop your thesis, and a conclusion paragraph that wraps up your argument.

Which line from “a simple way to create suspense” best supports the central idea that writers should not give their readers answers too quickly? a. the reader learns to chase, and the momentum becomes unstoppable. b. so writers are taught to focus on ingredients and their combination. c. we had to invent a solution to the serious problem it posed. d. thus the principle works in a micro sense, as well as in a macro one.