Question

Read the excerpt from "The Thing about Terry

We work four long hours
Nervous stomachs a-chum
Then sneak into the closet
To await her return

Which best describes how the pacing of events heightens
tension?

The group of friends has a fixed amount of time to finish
painting the stars in Terry's room
The group of friends must finish painting the stars while
Terry waits downstairs with her mother
The group of friends wants to leave Terry's house after
they finish painting stars in her room
The group of friends do not think they can finish painting
the stars before Terry returns​

Answer 1

The answer is:

The group of friends do not think they can finish painting the stars before Terry returns​.

In the excerpt from "The Thing about Terry," the group of friends work in a hurry for four hours so that they finish painting the stars in Terry's room before she arrives home. As a matter of fact, they intend to hide in the closet to see Terry's reaction to their work and surprise her.