Question

shortly, they walked many days; and at last they came to the land of laughter. and how do you suppose they knew this? because they could hear, over the wall, the sound of joyous laughter—the laughter of men, women and little children.
and one sat guarding the gate, and they went to her.
\we have come a long, long distance; and we would enter the land of laughter.\
\let me see you smile, first,\ she said gently. \i sit at the gate and no one does not know how to smile may enter into the land of laughter.\
and they tried to smile, but could not.
\go away and practice,\ she said kindly, \and come back tomorrow.\
and they went away, and practiced all night how to smile; and in the morning they returned. and the
what repeated plot element creates suspense in \the land of laughter\?
○ the lady sits at the gate.
○ the boys cannot smile.
○ laughter can be heard over the wall.
○ the boys traveled for many days.

Explanation:

To determine the repeated plot element creating suspense, we analyze each option:

• "The lady sits at the gate" is a single event, not repeated.
• "Laughter can be heard over the wall" is stated once about the sound, not a repeated plot element for suspense.
• "The boys traveled for many days" is a one - time journey description.
• "The boys cannot smile" is repeated: first they try and fail, then they practice all night. This repeated struggle to smile creates suspense about whether they'll succeed to enter the Land of Laughter.

Answer:

The boys cannot smile.