Something . . . something isn't quite right here, Andrew thought as he took one cautious step forward. He strained his eyes looking down the pitch-black hallway that lay before him. However, he saw nothing . . . nothing at all. Andrew tried to hear any movement down the hall. But he heard nothing . . . nothing at all. The stillness of the house disquieted him. Andrew took one more step into the darkness, and that darkness enveloped him. There was no way out . . . no way out at all. How does the writer build tension within the passage?
A. by focusing the passage on one character.
B. by developing a slow, suspenseful pace.
C. by using a house as the passage's setting.
D. suspense.