Question

Select the correct answer.

Which event did the author use to create tension in the text?

A. Father Paul reads aloud the evening prayers in the large room beyond the hallway where Esther could hear him.

B. Esther is in the store and is overcome by sensory memories of her home and desperately wants to return there.

C. Laurence calls out to Esther and places his hands on her shoulders to cajole her into coming back inside.

D. Esther overhears the traders at the post worrying that all their hard work would be lost if she went back to her pagan ways.

Answer 1

D. Esther overhears the traders at the post worrying that all their hard work would be lost if she went back to her pagan ways.

In this event, the author creates tension by introducing the idea that Esther's actions may have serious consequences for the traders and their efforts, adding suspense to the text.