Answer:
Four factors are necessary for suspense—reader empathy, reader concern, impending danger and escalating tension. We create reader empathy by giving the character a desire, wound or internal struggle that readers can identify with. The more they empathize, the closer their connection with the story will be.
The answers are the following:
"For once, at least, I grasped the mental operations of the Morlocks. Suppressing a strong inclination to laugh, I stepped through the bronze frame and up to the Time Machine;"
" I was surprised to find it had been carefully oiled and cleaned. I have suspected since that the Morlocks had even partially taken it to pieces while trying in their dim way to grasp its purpose "
He was pale and lingered just inside the screen door.
Read the situations and write sentences as shown in the examples.
1. Jack is driving a car, but he's very nervous and not sure what to do.
<em>You ask : Have you driven a car before?
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<em>He says : No, this is the first time I've driven a car.
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2. Len is playing tennis. He's not very good, and he doesn't know the rules.
You ask : Have you played tennis before?
He says : No, this is the first time I've played tennis.
3. Sue is riding a horse. She doesn't look very confident or comfortable.
You ask : Have you ridden a horse before?
He says : No, this is the first time I've ridden a horse.
4. Maria is in London. She has just arrived, and it's very new for her.
You ask : Have you been in London before?
He says : No, this is the first time I've been in London.
