Question

select the correct answer from the drop - down menu.
look at the underlined details in paragraphs 12 and 13.
12 i must have been in a deep sleep for a long time, but all of a sudden i was awakened with a start by the fall of a heavy body tumbling right on top of my own, and, at the same time, i received on my face, on my neck, and on my chest a burning liquid which made me utter a howl of pain. and a dreadful noise, as if a sideboard laden with plates and dishes had fallen down, almost deafened me.
13 i was smothering beneath the weight that was crushing me and preventing me from moving. i stretched out my hand to find out what was the nature of this object. i felt a face, a nose, and whiskers. then, with all my strength, i launched out a blow at this face. but i immediately received a hail of cuffings which made me jump straight out of the soaked sheets, and rush in my nightshirt into the corridor, the door of which i found open.
how do the underlined details create tension in the story?
these details create tension by

• confirming that the main character’s friends were planning to trick him
• making it seem as if the narrator is losing his sense of reality
• appealing to the reader’s sense of touch and hearing
• withholding information about who is attacking the narrator

Explanation:

To determine how the underlined details create tension, we analyze each option:

• "Confirming that the main character’s friends were planning to trick him" – The underlined details (falling body, burning liquid, crushing weight, etc.) don't confirm friends' plans but focus on the narrator's experience. Eliminate.
• "Making it seem as if the narrator is losing his sense of reality" – The details describe physical sensations (pain, burning, weight) and actions (jumping, launching a blow), not a loss of reality. Eliminate.
• "Appealing to the reader’s sense of touch and hearing" – The underlined details include tactile (burning liquid, crushing weight, hand stretching) and auditory (dreadful noise, deafening) sensations. This appeals to readers' senses of touch and hearing, creating tension by immersing them in the narrator's distressing experience.
• "Withholding information about who is attacking the narrator" – The underlined details focus on sensations, not withholding attacker info. Eliminate.

Answer:

Appealing to the reader’s sense of touch and hearing