Select TWO sentences that describe how the opening paragraph of the text helps to introduce tension.
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The whitesmith and the laborers awaken Falk’s resentment of the working man.
The whitesmith and the laborers awaken Falk’s resentment of the working man.
The steamer in the distance reminds Falk of pleasures that are out of his reach.
The steamer in the distance reminds Falk of pleasures that are out of his reach.
The sight of the Lake of Mälar encourages Falk to request a vacation.
The sight of the Lake of Mälar encourages Falk to request a vacation.
The thought of people entering this country makes Falk desperately want to leave it.
The thought of people entering this country makes Falk desperately want to leave it.
The noise and foul smells outside Falk’s window increase his unhappiness.
The noise and foul smells outside Falk’s window increase his unhappiness.

Read the excerpt from the land. in the late afternoon i did the same, but all the time i was on the stallion, i was aware that mitchell was watching me. he had appeared on the edge of the woods and had just stood there watching ghost wind and me as we went round and round the meadow. finally, on one of our turns past him, he said: "s'pose you thinkin' you a real somebody 'cause you can ride that stallion." i looked down at mitchell and stopped, knowing that despite our understanding, he was itching for a fight with me. now, i don't know what possessed me in that moment to say the next thing i did. maybe i was feeling guilty that because i was my daddy's son, i could ride ghost wind. maybe it was that, but it wasn't out of fear i said what i said. i no longer was afraid of mitchell. "you want to ride him? " i asked. mitchell took a step backward. it was obvious he hadn't expected me to say that. "you know i can't ride him," he said. "your white daddy'd kill me." "you want to ride him? " i asked again. mitchell looked at the stallion, then at me. "so, what if i do? " what intrinsic motivation does the author most likely intend the reader to infer from the passage? paul is motivated by his need to have mitchell praise his riding skills. mitchell is motivated by his need to have paul praise his riding skills. paul is motivated by jealousy and wishes he had free time like mitchell. mitchell is motivated by jealousy and wishes he could ride the horse.