"Grandma, I am bringing you a cup of tea," Monty said from the kitchen. He gingerly placed the teacup in the saucer. With great care, he poured the hot tea into the cup.
Nervously, he lifted the tray and put one foot in front of the other. With his eyes
focused on the tray, he failed to notice his grandmother's cat Tinny racing toward
him from the other room.
Which techniques does the author use to build tension and suspense in the
passage?
Select each correct answer.
The author deliberately paces each event.
The author uses an unreliable narrator.
The author ends the story with a cliff-hanger.

Which historical detail can best clarify a reader’s understanding of the information in the excerpt? immigrant factory workers who spoke the same language were separated from each other at work. immigrant factory workers who spoke the same language were known to talk too much at work. immigrant factory workers had to pay rent for their chairs and the supplies they needed at work. immigrant factory workers were crowded into unsafe buildings with locked doors and fire escapes.

Read these sentences from the excerpt: i would sometimes say to them, i wished i could be as free as theywould be when they got to be men. "you will be free as soon as you aretwenty-one, but i am a slave for life! have not l as good a right to befree as you have? how does the use of a rhetorical question advance the author's purposeof showing that all people deserve freedom? it shows the reader that douglass is unsure of hisstatements.it indicates that douglass believes he deserves freedom.oit demonstrates that douglass is questioning his beliefs.it reminds the reader that some questions areunanswerable

What does robert frost accomplish by using blank verse in his poems he mimics the sound of natural speech. he establishes a sense of formality. he establishes order through rhyme. he makes his poems original by breaking the rules.