Question

How does H. G. Wells create suspense in the opening paragraph of The War of the Worlds?

A. By having the narrator recall the story's past events and giving hints about what happened
B. By explaining how ruthless the Martians are and telling the reader exactly what they will do
C. By informing the reader that the narrator will survive the terrifying events of the story
D. By allowing the reader to believe that all of the characters in the story will die at the end

Answer 1

A. By having the narrator recall the story's past events and giving hints about what happened.

Step-by-step explanation:

When you start from the end point, recalling everything that happend, you make the reader expect and be intrigued abotu the series of events that lead to a single narrator telling you the story of how the civilization got in war with and advanced civilization from outer space.

Answer 2

A. By having the narrator recall the story's past events and giving hints about what happened

Step-by-step explanation:

The narrator hints that a superior race was envious of us, somehow and wanted something that we had. When he does that, he compares the alien race to humans when comparing humans to mindless beasts. It is clear that the narrator is remembering the beginning of it all and it is more than enough to make the reader tense and wondering what happened.