"he went down in the darkness, and felt his way to the parlour, and then to the mantelpiece. the talisman was in its place, and a horrible fear that the unspoken wish might bring his mutilated son before him ere he could escape from the room seized upon him, and he caught his breath as he found that he had lost the direction of the door. his brow cold with sweat, he felt his way round the table, and groped along the wall until he found himself in the small passage with the unwholesome thing in his hand." which best explains how the author builds suspense in this paragraph? a. uncertainty is created by mr. white's having to grope about a dark room. b. vivid details of the placement of the talisman create an eerie atmosphere. c. tension is created by the description of mr. white's brow, which is sweaty and cold. d. emotional engagement because of the loss of their son keeps the suspense high.

C

Explanation:

i decided to stay late in the laboratory to continue my experiment with the lightbulb. at midnight, thomas edison opened the door and walked in with his head held high.

1. he leaned on the wall and observed me carefully.

2. his harsh scrutiny made me self-conscious of my skills in the lab.

3. perhaps it was just me, but the air in the laboratory began to thicken as i found myself having difficulty to breathe.

4. i turned to look at him fully as i mentally prepared myself for what my very first words would be to thomas edison.

5. the next couple of seconds shocked me. it wasn't me who spoke, but rather him and with diction i could never think of using in a simple sentence.

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hey, sorry if this was bad, i really didn't know what to write but i wanted to you. is there anything that you had to include within the excerpt?

the first paragraph i did this and passed the test with 5 wrong