Question

and invisible to me because it was so remote and small, flying swiftly and steadily toward me across that incredible distance, drawing nearer every minute by so many thousands of miles, came the thing they were sending us, the thing that was to bring so much struggle and calamity and death to the earth.
—h. g. wells, the war of the worlds, 1898
which words in the passage help create a sense of fear and anxiety?
a. the thing
b. every minute
c. the earth
d. so remote

Explanation:

"The Thing" is an ambiguous, unnamed entity linked to "struggle and calamity and death," which evokes fear. Other options ("every minute," "the earth," "so remote") do not directly convey threat or dread.

Answer:

A. the Thing