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What are the words that create suspense in
this passage?
It was General Zaroff. He made his way a
long with his eyes fixed in
utmost concentration on the ground befor
e him. He paused, almost beneath
the tree, dropped to his knees and studi
ed the ground. Rainsford's
impulse was to hurt himself down like a
panther, but he saw that the
general's right hand held something meta
llic--a small automatic pistol.
The hunter shook his head several times,
as if he were puzzled. Then he
straightened up and took from his case o
ne of his black cigarettes; its
pungent incenselike smoke floated up to
Rainsford's nostrils.
Rainsford held his breath. The general's
eyes had left the ground and
were traveling inch by inch up the tree.
O hurl himself down like a panther
O incenselike smoke floated up
O traveling inch by inch

Answer 1

Traveling inch by inch

Step-by-step explanation:

The words that create suspense in the given passage are traveling inch by inch. Rainsford is watching General Zaroff from a tree and trying to remain discreet. He wants to attack, but doesn't, as he sees that Zaroff has a gun. At the end of the passage, Zaroff begins to look up the tree inch by inch. This creates suspense. It's an action that takes longer than it should (Zaroff could've looked at the tree quicker), which makes us nervous about what is going to happen next, about whether he is going to see Rainsford or not.

The rest of the options are just words that make it easier for us to imagine the scene more vividly.