Question

select the correct text in the passage.

which detail identifies the point where the pacing speeds up in this excerpt?

18 but one sunday, having gone to take a walk in the champs elysees to refresh herself after the labors of the week, she suddenly perceived a woman who was leading a child. it was madame forestier, still young, still beautiful, still charming.
19 madame loisel felt moved. should she speak to her? yes, certainly. and now that she had paid, she would tell her all about it. why not?
20 she went up.
21 \good-day, jeanne.\
22 the other, astonished to be familiarly addressed by this plain good-wife, did not recognize her at all and stammered:
23 \but-madame!-i do not know-you must have mistaken.\
24
o. i am mathilde loisel.\
25 her friend uttered a cry.
26 \oh, my poor mathilde! how you are changed!\

Explanation:

Analyze the narrative pacing

Using the Pacing in Literature and Textual Analysis knowledge points

• Paragraph [18] establishes a slow, reflective setting with long, descriptive sentences.
• Paragraph [19] shifts inward to Madame Loisel's internal thoughts and decision-making.
• Paragraph [20] contains the short, active sentence "She went up." which transitions the scene directly into immediate action and dialogue, speeding up the narrative pace.

Answer:

She went up.