How does the author create tension in this story?
A.
by creating a claustrophobic setting that offers no escape
B.
by presenting a protagonist who is enigmatic and confused
C.
through the dialogues and interactions of the characters
D.
through the internal monologues of the protagonist

The Mouse
by Henry Hugh Munro “Saki” (excerpt)

[Theodoric Voler is traveling by train. His only fellow passenger is a woman who is sleeping. During the journey, Theodoric realizes to his dismay that a mouse has found its way into his clothes. He tries to remove it without undressing, but the task becomes too much for him to handle. He is too embarrassed to undress in front of the woman, so when she looks away, he undresses quickly behind a rug. He manages to get rid of the mouse, but the rug curtain falls down, waking the woman up, and Theodoric quickly pulls the rug up and covers himself to the neck.]

How much had she seen, Theodoric queried to himself, and in any case what on earth must she think of his present posture?

"I think I have caught a chill," he ventured desperately.

"Really, I'm sorry," she replied. "I was just going to ask you if you would open this window."

"I fancy it's malaria," he added, his teeth chattering slightly, as much from fright as from a desire to support his theory.

"I've got some brandy in my hold-all, if you'll kindly reach it down for me," said his companion.

"Not for worlds—I mean, I never take anything for it," he assured her earnestly.

"I suppose you caught it in the Tropics?"

Theodoric, whose acquaintance with the Tropics was limited to an annual present of a chest of tea from an uncle in Ceylon, felt that even the malaria was slipping from him. Would it be possible, he wondered, to disclose the real state of affairs to her in small instalments?

"Are you afraid of mice?" he ventured, growing, if possible, more scarlet in the face.

"Not unless they came in quantities, like those that ate up Bishop Hatto. Why do you ask?"

"I had one crawling inside my clothes just now," said Theodoric in a voice that hardly seemed his own. "It was a most awkward situation."

"It must have been, if you wear your clothes at all tight," she observed; "but mice have strange ideas of comfort."

"I had to get rid of it while you were asleep," he continued; then, with a gulp, he added, "it was getting rid of it that brought me to- -to this."

"Surely leaving off one small mouse wouldn't bring on a chill," she exclaimed, with a levity that Theodoric accounted abominable.

Evidently she had detected something of his predicament, and was enjoying his confusion. All the blood in his body seemed to have mobilized in one concentrated blush, and an agony of abasement, worse than a myriad mice, crept up and down over his soul. And as the reflection began to assert itself, sheer terror took the place of humiliation. With every minute that passed the train was rushing nearer to the crowded and bustling terminus where dozens of prying eyes would be exchanged for the one paralyzing pair that watched him from the further corner of the carriage. There was one slender despairing chance, which the next few minutes must decide. His fellow-traveler might relapse into a blessed slumber. But as the minutes throbbed by, that chance ebbed away. The furtive glance which Theodoric stole at her from time to time disclosed only an unwinking wakefulness.

"I think we must be getting near now," she presently observed.

Theodoric had already noted with growing terror the recurring stacks of small, ugly dwellings that heralded the journey's end. The words acted as a signal. Like a hunted beast breaking cover and dashing madly towards some other haven of momentary safety he threw aside his rug, and struggled frantically into his disheveled garments. He was conscious of dull suburban stations racing past the window, of a choking, hammering sensation in his throat and heart, and of an icy silence in that corner towards which he dared not look. Then as he sank back in his seat, clothed and almost delirious, the train slowed down to a final crawl, and the woman spoke.

"Would you be so kind," she asked, "as to get me a porter to put me into a cab? It’s a shame to trouble you when you’re feeling unwell, but being blind makes one so helpless at a railway station."

I'm pretty sure it's C. because the woman is making him uncomfortable and he's anxious that he won't get dressed in time before the train picks up more people. Hope I helped

The author creates tension in 'The Mouse' through the protagonist's internal monologues and the dialogues between the characters. These elements reveal the protagonist's anxiety and embarrassment, which intensify the suspense and tension in the story.

In the story 'The Mouse' by Henry Hugh Munro, also known as Saki, the author creates tension primarily through the internal monologues of the protagonist, Theodoric Voler, and through the dialogues and interactions between the characters. The tension escalates as the protagonist finds himself in an embarrassing situation owing to a mouse in his clothing while sharing a train compartment with a sleeping woman. Theodoric's dilemmas and anxieties, his desperate attempts to hide his predicament, and his fear of public humiliation all contribute to the tension in the narrative.

For instance, the internal monologues, such as 'How much had she seen, Theodoric queried to himself, and in any case what on earth must she think of his present posture?' and 'Evidently she had detected something of his predicament, and was enjoying his confusion' enhances the tension and also provides character insight. The dialogue between Theodoric and the woman also exposes Theodoric's growing discomfort and intensifies the suspense.

So, in response to the question 'How does the author create tension in this story?', it can be concluded that both options C (through the dialogues and interactions of the characters) and D (through the internal monologues of the protagonist) are valid answers.

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A.

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B.

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C.

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D.

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from Emma
by Jane Austen



Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy
disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly
twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.

She was the youngest of the two daughters of a most affectionate, indulgent father;
and had, in consequence of her sister's marriage, been mistress of his house from a very early
period. Her mother had died too long ago for her to have more than an indistinct remembrance
of her caresses, and her place had been supplied by an excellent woman as governess, who
had fallen little short of a mother in affection.

Sixteen years had Miss Taylor been in Mr. Woodhouse's family, less as a governess
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the intimacy of sisters. Even before Miss Taylor had ceased to hold the nominal office of
governess, the mildness of her temper had hardly allowed her to impose any restraint; and the
shadow of authority being now long passed away, they had been living together as friend and
friend very mutually attached, and Emma doing just what she liked; highly esteeming Miss
Taylor's judgment, but directed chiefly by her own.

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which threatened alloy to her many enjoyments. The danger, however, was at present so
unperceived, that they did not by any means rank as misfortunes with her.

Sorrow came—a gentle sorrow—but not at all in the shape of any disagreeable
consciousness.—Miss Taylor married. It was Miss Taylor's loss which first brought grief. It was
on the wedding-day of this beloved friend that Emma first sat in mournful thought of any
continuance. The wedding over and the bride-people gone, her father and herself were left to
dine together, with no prospect of a third to cheer a long evening. Her father composed himself
to sleep after dinner, as usual, and she had then only to sit and think of what she had lost.

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In the future, which of the following is most likely to threaten Emma?

Question 5 options:

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. Character vs. self: The narrator must convince himself that just seeing the Place of the Gods from a distance is not enough.
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RICHARD III (Duke of Gloucester):
But I, that am not shaped for sportive tricks,
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a)


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b)


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c)


“But how much oftener had she seen him at the other door!”


d)


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