What can an author create in a gothic story by withholding or delaying information?

a. rhetoric
b. bias
c. tension
d. conflict

C). Tension.

Explanation:

A Gothic novel as the title itself demonstrates the mysterious characteristics by employing a setting that terrifies the audience. As per the question, the authors create 'tension' in the story to withhold or delay the revelation of information that keeps the interest of the readers intact until the end and leaves them uncertain about the action or horror coming up in the plot. This assists to evoke the desired response(terror, worry, horror) from the audience. It also includes conflicts that help build the tension in the plot. Thus, option C is the correct answer.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

a term is used to describe a sudden revelation in a short story is "showing forth".