Question

(a) how does the authors development of the brothers relationship help to create tension in the story?
a the author provides flashbacks to show why the brothers relationship is strained.
b the author highlights the brothers differences by emphasizing the difficulty one has in recognizing the other.
c the author develops how the brothers have changed by including an unexpected argument.
d the author contrasts the brothers relationships with their mother by revealing past disagreements.

(b)
part b
select three excerpts from paragraphs 37 - 42 that best support the answer to part a
a as he waited, he could hear a womans fretful voice and the impatient jerk and jar of kitchen things, indicative of dis - temper or worry. the longer he stood absorbing the familiar scenes with all its sordid, humdrum, daily drudgeries, the lower his heart sank. all the joy of the home - coming was gone, when the figure arose from the chair and approached the gate, and put the pail of milk down on the platform by the pump.
b \good - evening,\ said howard, out of the dusk.
c grant stared a moment. \good - evening.\
d howard knew the voice, though it was older and deeper and more sullen. \dont you know me, grant? i am howard!\
e the man approached him, gazing intently at his face. \you are?\ after a pause.
f howards cuffs, collar, and shirt, alien in their elegance, showed through the dusk, and a glint of light shot out from the jewel of his necktie, as the light from the house caught it at the right angle.

Explanation:

For Part A, highlighting differences like difficulty in recognition can create tension. For Part B, excerpts showing one - brother not recognizing the other and the other's attempts to be recognized support the idea of tension - creating differences.

Answer:

Part A: B
Part B: C, D, E