Read this excerpt from anne frank remembered.
determined not to let my knees tremble, i forced myself up the steps to the room where i had been directed. i knocked on the
door. no one answered, so i opened it.
as the door swung open, i saw a round table filled with high-ranking nazis. their caps were on the table, and in the middle of
the table was a radio. the radio was playing an english broadcast. right away, i recognized the bbc.
all their eyes burned into me. i realized that i had accidentally witnessed them committing a crime of treason, for which the
penalty was death. i knew they would do with me what they would, so i had nothing more to lose. "who is in charge? " i asked.
why is this excerpt suspenseful?
the radio is broadcasting war news.
miep is committing a crime.
the nazis recognize miep.
the outcome is uncertain