Secret in Slovakia How does the author create mystery in
this story?

The narrator mentions that
Great-Aunt Gertrude had
always been a distant,
shadowy figure and that
the family knew very little
about her adult life.

The author mentions that
the narrator's grandmother
came to the United States
when she was in her 20s,
but never explains the
circumstances.

The author explains that
Great-Aunt Gertrude spent
the money she inherited on
a school for orphaned girls,
but never mentions if the
school still exists.

The narrator mentions that her aunt moved to the United States only two years before to be close to family making readers wonder why the aunt hadn’t moved sooner.