In the story "the black cat," how does the narrator use foreshadowing to create suspense? a. he never explains where the first black cat came from. b. he tells the events in chronological order and with a lot of detail. c. he mentions his wife's comment that black cats are believed to be witches in disguise. d. he explains that he loves animals and compares that with his wife's feelings.

The correct response is “B. He tells the events in chronological order and with a lot of detail.”

The story begins with the words “Tomorrow I die!  Tomorrow I die, and today I want to tell the world what happened...”  This creates suspense because it intrigues readers to want to know why he will die.  Because he is violent, it can be assumed that he will be punished, by death, for some crime; however, the reason is not disclosed until the almost the very end of the story.  Thus, because events are told in chronological order and with a lot of detail, it makes this short story seem much longer than it really is because of the anticipation (and suspense) caused by the Poe’s use of foreshadowing.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)