The town follows a tradition that kills someone once a year. Everyone agrees that the tradition must be followed, simply because it's a tradition, that is until they themselves are chosen to die. The townspeople do not want to die, but they are unwilling to break from tradition.
The technique that the author uses to build suspense in the excerpt is odd characters are introduced.
This is a technique often used in Gothic literature.
A, because your peers are are the people are you are friends/go to school with, and pressure will influence your behaviors
Bouchier had the "foreign" persona which gave her only Romany novels in future.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The persona that Bouchier had acquired in the films of Wilcox was the "foreign" persona. But because of this persona, it was difficult for her to shed that persona away.
Because of this persona that she had got, she could only get Romany roles in the other films also. Slowly and steadily, the career of Bouchier went down and an actress of great versatility, huge talent and beauty was lost by the cinema.
I’d say maybe B?
Correct me if I’m wrong