Read the excerpt from "Object Lesson, Part 2."
"I see we'll have to do it the hard way," Ellery said. "Sorry I can't produce the thief with a flick of my wrist, the way it's done in books, but in real life, detection — like crime — is pretty unexciting stuff. We'll begin with a body search. It's voluntary, by the way. Anybody rather not chance a search? Raise your hand."
Not a muscle moved.
Which statement best explains how the author builds suspense in this excerpt?
When Ellery says, "’I see we'll have to do it the hard way,’" it creates tension because it reveals how hard Ellery will have to work to try to solve the crime.
When Ellery says that "’detection — like crime — is pretty unexciting stuff,’" it creates tension because it reveals that Ellery is not interested in solving the crime.
The sentence "’We'll begin with a body search,’" creates tension because it builds an uncomfortable situation for every student.
The sentence "Not a muscle moved," creates tension because it shows that Ellery will have a hard time figuring out who’s guilty.

When Ellery says, "’I see we'll have to do it the hard way,’" it creates tension because it reveals how hard Ellery will have to work to try to solve the crime.

Explanation:

Ellery is real interested in solving the crime hence, why he was willing to use the remaining 39 minutes of the period to identify the person who stole the money.

Upon asking the students who stole the money and with no one forthcoming, Ellery would say "I see we'll have to do it the hard way". This set the platform for building the suspense. Ellery already implies that a couple of possibilities will be explored in order to catch the thief; he was going to leave no stone unturned. This sets forth tension in view of what is to happen next in the narrative

Hence, the correct option is A

alexargoonkim alexargoonkim · Answer 2 · 2020-05-24T17:43:00+02:00

Answer:

I believe that the answer is C.

Explanation:

It is because A does not make sense because he would already have searched the whole room. B does not make sense because it has nothing to do with tension literally. D is not correct because it does not make sense in general to have tension by giving emphasis on how the character will look around. C makes the most sense because everyone will feel uncomfortable and the person who robbed the money will be scared, which means that the reader might think that Ellery will find the money from the search soon.