On a mountain trail how does the story build suspense

Ilearned that to this unending torment have been condemned the sinners of the flesh, those who surrender reason to self-will. (v; l. 37-39) which identifies the best inference one could draw based upon the above excerpt?

What point is the author trying to make by comparing the travel times of the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental flight?

What is a major theme of harrison bergeron