Suspense, Most Dangerous Game, Landlady, Click-Clack

Which is not a synonym for "suspense"?

• tension

• anticipation

• apprehension

• composure

_____ creates suspense because a character is dealing with a problem

• conflict

• climax

• resolution

• exposition

Authors use suspense to keep readers interested

• True

• False

Which of the following stories did NOT use a dark, eerie setting to help build suspense?

• The Landlady

• The Most Dangerous Game

• Click-Clack the Rattlebag

This technique is when the author gives the reader information a character doesn't know

• Dramatic Irony

• Conflict

• Onomatopoeia

• Foreshadowing

This is when the writer gives clues or hints about what will happen later in the story

• Suspense

• Dramatic Irony

• Slowed Pacing

• Foreshadowing

A character is told what will happen, but they don't know when

• Direct characterization

• Indirect characterization

• Direct foreshadowing

• Indirect foreshadowing

This might be slow or fast in a suspense story, which will affect the mood

• Pacing

• Atmosphere

• Misdirection

• Stakes

When a story has good _____, it helps the readers visualize the story and feel like they're in it

• Slow pacing

• Foreshadowing

• Imagery

• Selective Information

The stakes are the same for all of these stories EXCEPT:

• Click-clack the Rattlebag

• The Landlady

• The Most Dangerous Game

• The Possibility of Evil