Question

In "the night oak street burned down" on commonlit, what are 2-3 techniques that the author used to build suspense?

Answer 1

5 is The sudden power outage that sent residents of Oak street out of their homes to the hot weather, the online video that sparked outrage and suspicions about the true identity of aliens, and the loss of cell phone signals made the residents angry such that they burned Maxs' house. The fire spread to their own homes.