Question

Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered. Then he walked toward the back office where Mr. Kraler was working, leaving us alone. We were petrified. Jo Koophuis said to me, "Miep, I think the time has come." Elli began to tremble and shake. Meanwhile, Mr. Koophuis' eyes darted toward the doorway. No one but the man with the gun seemed to be about. How does Miep build suspense in this passage?

A. by quoting Koophuis’s words
B. by sharing Elli’s emotional reaction
C. by including specific detail about a weapon
D. by withholding information about the outcome

Answer 1

Answer:D. by withholding information about the outcome

Step-by-step explanation:

Miep is telling this story from the future, but she does not explain what the man what doing.

Answer 2

The correct answer is letter D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Anne Frank Remembered is a documentary produced in 1995 and it is 122 minutes long. Miep Gies was the woman who helped the family when they needed to hide during the Nazi Occupation during World War II.

Letter A is not correct because even though she could've reported the words, it does not add or build suspense. B and C are also incorrect just because they contribute to the last part, which is also the last option.

Withholding information about the outcome is the correct answer; even though readers could foresee the results, the speaker can create tension putting all the elements together (the reaction, the gun, the words) and not saying what is going to happen next.