Read this section from “Let ‘Em Play God” to determine the author’s point of view and answer the follow-up questions. The audience knows everything from the start, the players know nothing. There is not a single detail to puzzle the audience. It is certainly not a whodunit for the simple reason that everyone out front knows who did it. No one on the screen knows except the two murderers. The fact that the audience watches actors go blithely through an atmosphere that is loaded with evil makes for real suspense.

These are the questions, now, that constantly pop up. Will the murderers break and give themselves away? When the victim does not show up for the party will his father suspect? Will Jimmy get killed before he discovers the actual crime? How long will that body lie in its wooden grave at a champagne party without being discovered? If we are successful we’ll have the audience at such a pitch that they want to shout every time one of the players goes near that chest.
Part A
Which of the following best states the author’s point of view?

You must confuse the audience in order to create suspense.

Suspense is created when the audience knows things the people on the screen do not.

Whodunits are the most suspenseful types of movies.

If everyone knows who did it from the very beginning, it is impossible to create suspense.
Part B
Which sentence or phrase from the passage best supports your answer?

"The audience knows everything from the start, the players know nothing."

"There is not a single detail to puzzle the audience."

"If we are successful we’ll have the audience at such a pitch that they want to shout every time one of the players goes near that chest."

"The fact that the audience watches actors go blithely through an atmosphere that is loaded with evil makes for real suspense."