Select the correct answer. Look at paragraphs 3–7. How does the pacing in paragraphs 3–7 create tension?
A. paragraph 3, 4 and 6 are longer more detailed paragraphs while paragraphs 5 and 7 are brief and allow the reader to take in the shocking information more quickly, which helps to pace the tension the reader feels.
B. paragraphs 4 and 7 provide clarification about whether Lemarchant is or is not sleeping, which reduces tension felt by both the narrator and reader.
C. the incomplete the statements in paragraph 3, 5 and 6 are meant to slow the reader down and ease the tension from one event to the next
D. The longer portions of text in this part of the story only contain background information and do not contribute to the tension or suspense in the story.