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?

Sister carrie, chapter ii theodore dreiser how does the author prepare readers for the last full paragraph of this passage? a) the author introduces carrie by showing readers the similarities between carrie and her sister, who is married to a hardworking man. b) the author introduces carrie as the jealous sibling of minnie, who works hard to make carrie feel welcome without upsetting her own marital balance. c) the author introduces carrie as an observant and young woman who notices the routine of her sister and brother-in-law, with whom she is staying. d) the author introduces carrie as a rather selfish and naive young woman who accepts the hospitality of her sister and brother-in-law until she can find a job in the city.