Question

Read the following sentence and answer the question.

On turning round I saw that all the graves were open, that all the dead bodies had emerged from them, and that all had effaced the lies inscribed—engraved or written on the gravestones by their relations, substituting the truth instead.

Why is this passage a turning point in the story?

It changes the narrative tone from romance to horror.
It sets up the events necessary for the surprising conclusion.
It serves as the beginning point for a lengthy flashback.
It replaces the original limited narrator with an all-knowing one.

Answer 1

I'm going to say "It set up the events necessary for the surprising conclusion." :)

Answer 2

The correct answer is: It sets up the events necessary for the surprising conclusion.

The character in the passage is clearly surprised due to changes in the settings they had previously witnessed before turning around - they did not expect the bodies to emerge from the graves.

Given the surprise factor, the climax transition is set, and this unexpected turn of events leaves the reader expecting further surprises.