The Art of Creating Suspense: Central Ideas of Two Authors

Question 1

What is the central idea of the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: Writers are often taught a specific method of creating suspense.

Question 2

What type of detail does Child use in the passage? | What information does Child intentionally leave out of the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: He uses an anecdote.

Question 3

How does the passage develop the central idea that there’s a simple way to create suspense?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: It shows that humans are curious to find out the answers to questions.

Question 4

What type of detail does Child use in the passage? | What information does Child intentionally leave out of the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: what the new invention was

The Art of Creating Suspense: Central Ideas of Two Authors Answers