Question

select the correct text in the passage.
which sentence from the passage builds tension?
lea’s load
by b. k. mcswain
“lea! did you eat the last apple i was going to use to make us a pie? don’t you know there’s a war going on?”, her mother shouted out the window.
lea, sitting below on the apartment stoop, tossed an apple core into the bushes. yes, she knew there was a war going on. ever since that german guy decided to invade poland, there had been a war going on turning her life in rome, italy, inside and upside down until she couldn’t even eat an apple in peace. lea grabbed the bucket and trudged to the custodian’s closet for a mop with little consolation that her work efforts helped pay the rent while papa was away in the war. fear inched up her spine as she opened the door to the dark, dank, and dusty room. she steeled herself to run in and run out when a movement in the corner caught her attention.
sunlight streamed in, shining a beacon on blonde hair that stuck up like thatch from a young man’s head as he crouched, clothed in a tattered german uniform, with his arms wrapped around his knees, shaking and muttering.
“what are you doing in here?” lea demanded in her native italian tongue. she knew some german from her schooling, so when the young man stuttered his reply, she understood him to say in his german tongue, “no more war,” but his petrified, blue eyes pleaded better than his german could. lea, seeing he was no more than 16 years, motioned him to stay and remain quiet.
sneaking up to her apartment, she heard her mother in the back rooms, so lea stole into the kitchen and retrieved a long loaf of bread from the window sill. swiftly cutting it lengthwise, she stuffed it with sliced salami and wrapped it in wax paper before placing it in her bucket to lug back to the fugitive.
“here,” she offered the provender to him, and he bit into it ravenously. “slow down i don’t know when i can get you more—this must last you days.”
she gestured hoping he would understand, and then she began the perplexing task of determining how to return a german boy to his family.

Explanation:

To determine which sentence builds tension, we analyze each option (though the options aren't fully listed, we can infer from the passage):

• The sentence "Fear inched up her spine as she opened the door to the dark, dank, and dusty room. She steeled herself to run in and run out when a movement in the corner caught her attention." creates tension. The description of fear, the dark room, and the unexpected movement in the corner heightens suspense—readers wonder what the movement is, creating a sense of unease and anticipation.

If we assume the options include this (or similar tension - building text), the correct sentence would be the one with elements like fear, a dark setting, and an unexpected movement that raises suspense.

(Note: Since the exact options aren't fully visible, but based on the passage, the sentence with fear, the dark room, and the corner movement is the one that builds tension.)

For example, if the options were:
A. Lea, sitting below on the apartment stoop, tossed an apple core into the bushes...
B. Fear inched up her spine as she opened the door... a movement in the corner caught her attention.

The answer would be:

The sentence in option B describes fear, a dark room, and an unexpected movement, creating suspense and tension as readers anticipate what the movement is. Other sentences (like A) are more descriptive or expository without building tension.

Answer:

B. Fear inched up her spine as she opened the door to the dark, dank, and dusty room. She steeled herself to run in and run out when a movement in the corner caught her attention.