A Christmas Carol: Scrooge & Marley; Act 1 Suspense is when the reader knows something bad is going to happen but is not sure what. Which is an example of how the author used suspense in Act One?
A) Two men came to ask Scrooge for a donation
B) Marley's face appeared in the knocker on the door
C) Scrooge was angry about giving his clerk Christmas day off
D) The narrator repeated that Marley was dead as a door-nail

B - Marley's face appears.

Explanation:

After learning that Marley was dead, the readers know something bad will happen related to him, because Scrooge is seeing his face on the knocker even though he has been dead for seven years.

well, the bad thing is, i don't have the context.

explanatithe story "two kinds" , revolves around a strict relationship between a mother and daughter. the mother tries very hard to make sure her daughter jing mei , is successful in life and lives up to her full potential. the story explores alot of different themes. though , there is one theme that really stands out. you cant force someone to be something that their not.

jing mei's mother was an immagrant from china. she moved to the united states to give her daughter , jing mei , a better and successful life for her. and being raised in china with their strict rules and striving to be perfect took a toll on her and her daughters relationship. she pressures her daughter to be great and perfect all the time but it gets really hard for her to live up to her mothers standards. her mother believes that jing mei can be a child prodigy and prepares her to be and act like one. furthermore , the story ends with jing mei getting everything off her chest and seeing the dissappointment in her mothers eyes as she finds out her daughter has not lived up to her full potential. and her mother has finally gained an understanding of her daughter.

tbh ur lucky i answered because you only gave 5 points. it should have been like 50.