Which is an example of how a character's decision-making process might create tension?
A. The decision is one that the character has already made many
times.
B. The decision the character makes is not surprising to the reader.
C. The decision will not require the character to take serious risks.
D. The decision has consequences that matter a lot to the character.
SUBMIT

Read the excerpt from part 2 of “to build a fire.” to build the fire he had been forced to remove his mittens, and the fingers had quickly gone numb. his pace of four miles an hour had kept his heart pumping blood to the surface of his body and to all the extremities. but the instant he stopped, the action of the pump eased down. which words from the excerpt provide context clues for the underlined word?