Question

read this excerpt from weltys a visit of charity:
\im a campfire girl... i have to pay a visit to some old lady,\ she told the nurse at the desk. this was a woman in a white uniform who looked as if she were cold; she had close - cut hair which stood up on the very top of her head exactly like a sea wave. marian, the little girl, did not tell her that this visit would give her a minimum of only three points in her score.
\acquainted with any of our residents?\ asked the nurse. she lifted one eyebrow and spoke like a man.
which narrative technique does welty use to slow the pace of the story in this passage?
a. complex sentences
b. short sentences
c. limited descriptions
d. a gloomy setting

Explanation:

Complex sentences contain dependent clauses and take longer to read, which slows the narrative pace. Short sentences (B) speed up the pace. Limited descriptions (C) don't slow the pace as much as complex sentence structure. A gloomy setting (D) affects mood, not pace.

Answer:

A. Complex sentences