How does the author create mystery in this story? The author explains that Great-Aunt Gertrude spent
o the money she inherited on a school for orphaned
girls, but never mentions if the school still exists
The narrator mentions that Great-Aunt Gertrude had
O always been a distant, shadowy figure and that the
family know very little about her adult life
The narrator mentions that her aunt moved to the
United States only two years before to be close to
family, making readers wonder why the aunt hadn't
moved sooner
The author mentions that the narrator's grandmother
came to the United States when she was in her 20s,
but never explains the circumstances.