Question

which story has the most tension?
a. a movie about two teenagers who board the titanic, which the audience knows will sink
b. a play in which a brilliant but misunderstood scientist discovers a gas he calls oxygen
c. a novel about two college students who immediately fall in love and end up getting married
d. a short story in which three friends play a game of cards in a deep, dank, moldy cellar

Explanation:

Anticipation of a known - tragic event (Titanic sinking) creates high tension. Other stories have less inherently tense situations.

Answer:

A. A movie about two teenagers who board the Titanic, which the audience knows will sink