Question

read the excerpt from \the adventure of the mysterious picture.\ \there is a secret about one of my rooms on which i feel disposed to try an experiment. so, gentlemen, none of you shall know who has the haunted chamber, until circumstances reveal it. i will not even know it myself, but will leave it to chance and the allotment of the housekeeper. at the same time, if it will be any satisfaction to you, i will observe, for the honor of my paternal mansion, that theres scarcely a chamber in it but is well worthy of being haunted.\ what technique does irving use to build suspense in the excerpt? \bigcirc the pace of the story quickens \bigcirc the word choice darkens the tone \bigcirc odd characters are introduced \bigcirc setting details are intentionally omitted

Explanation:

In the excerpt, Irving says no one (including himself) will know who has the haunted chamber until circumstances reveal it, and he omits details about which room is haunted. This intentional omission of setting details (about the haunted chamber's identity) creates suspense as readers wonder which room it is. The other options don't fit: the pace doesn't quicken, word choice doesn't darken the tone (the comment about chambers being worthy of haunting is almost light - hearted), and no odd characters are introduced.

Answer:

D. Setting details are intentionally omitted