Question

read the passage.
secret in slovakia
after 17 hours of travel, we had finally made it. it was 10 oclock at night and we were in slovakia, standing in front of great - aunt gertrudes house, which stood at the end of a long, narrow street and looked to be made of ancient stone. the wind came whistling through the trees that surrounded the house in a way that reminded me of an eerie fairy tale that my grandmother told me when i was a child. in the dark, with its front windows and double - arched doors, the house looked as if it were about to eat us. two days later, when we left, i would look at the house in the daylight and think it was very charming. right then, i wanted nothing more than to find the inside much less frightening than the outside.
how does the author create mystery in this story?
the author explains that great - aunt gertrude spent the money she inherited on a school for orphaned girls, but never mentions if the school still exists.
the author mentions that the narrators grandmother came to the united stat when she was in her 20s, but never explains the circumstances.
the narrator mentions that her aunt moved to the united states only two years before to be close to family, making readers wonder why the aunt hadnt moved sooner.
the narrator mentions that great - aunt

Explanation:

Answer:

The author mentions that the narrator's grandmother came to the United States when she was in her 20s, but never explains the circumstances.