Question

Which detail from "The Monkey's Paw" most clearly helps create tension?

A. The White family sits waiting after Mr. White makes his first wish.
B. Mr. White realizes that his three wishes brought him nothing but sorrow.
C. The pounding on the door stops, and Mr. White looks out on an empty street.
D. Mrs. White knits peacefully while her husband and son play chess.

Answer 1

C sounds correct..

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Answer 2

The answer is:

C. The pounding on the door stops, and Mr. White looks out on an empty street.

In supernatural short story "The Monkey's Paw," the author W. W. Jacobs creates tension when the Whites' dead son Herbert knocks the door after his mother makes a wish that he comes back. However, after an apprehensive scene, Mr. White goes out to find the street deserted.