Question

1. how does faulkner create suspense in the story regarding homer barrons disappearance?

through direct statements about homer barrons fate.
through miss emilys mysterious behavior and the townspeoples speculation.
through detailed descriptions of homer barrons character and actions.
through miss emilys confession to the townspeople.

Explanation:

To determine how Faulkner creates suspense about Homer Barron’s disappearance, we analyze each option:

• The first option is incorrect because Faulkner does not use direct statements about Homer’s fate to create suspense.
• The second option is correct. In the story, Miss Emily’s mysterious behavior (like buying arsenic and staying isolated) and the townspeople’s speculation (wondering what happened to Homer) build suspense.
• The third option is incorrect as detailed descriptions of Homer’s character/actions don’t focus on creating suspense about his disappearance.
• The fourth option is incorrect because Miss Emily does not confess to the townspeople about Homer’s fate.

Answer:

B. Through Miss Emily’s mysterious behavior and the townspeople’s speculation.