Question

The story “Cruel Tribute” is broken into four parts:

I. The Treaty
II. The Tribute
III. The Princess
IV. The Labyrinth

How does ordering the events this way affect the level of suspense in the story?

Sequencing the events this way does not affect the level of suspense.
Sequencing the events this way maintains the level of suspense.
Sequencing the events this way decreases the level of suspense.
Sequencing the events this way increases the level of suspense.

Answer 1

Answer: D

Explanation: Sequencing the events this way increases the level of suspense.

Answer 2

Sequencing the events this way increases the level of suspense.

Step-by-step explanation:

The short story "Cruel Tribute" by James Baldwin is a mythological tale of a "tribute" ordered by the king of Crete, a minotaur, Theseus, and Ariadne. The story follows how Theseus overcame the monster Minotaur and overcame the obstacle of the Labyrinth.

In ordering the short story based on the four parts starting from the treaty, the ordering of the tribute, entry of the princess, and finally the labyrinth helped maintain the suspense of the whole story. It increases the suspense and helped keep the readers so engrossed in the story.

Thus, the correct answer is the fourth option.