Complete Question:
How does the opening paragraph of the war of the worlds create suspense?
a. by telling the reader that the narrator will survive the attack
b. by giving hints about events in the story that have already
happened
c. by giving the reader clues about how the aliens are defeated
d. by telling the reader the Martians’ plan from the beginning
Answer:
Suspense was created in the first paragraph by telling about the past events and giving hints describing about what had already happened.
Explanation:
Martians considered humans to be not that knowledgeable and treats inferior. Even the beasts on the Earth are to be taken at same level by the Martians. The plans are thus laid accordingly against the humans.
In the War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, the suspense has been created in the first paragraph itself. The suspense is created by letting the reader know about the past events and attracting attention towards the events by providing hints about all what has happened.