Read the passage and then answer the question: Jill sat nervously in history class. Yesterday, her friends
painted graffiti on the side of the school building. She
hadn't known they were going to do that, and she certainly
hadn't participated. Still, she had been standing there when
It happened. She didn't want to get her friends in trouble,
but she didn't want to be blamed for the crime either.
Which ending to the scene would create the most suspense?
A. Suddenly, she heard a voice over the intercom: "Jill Myers, please
come to the principal's office
O B. Hours ticked by, and still no one said anything. Perhaps no one
would find out that she was there.
O C. She jumped when a classmate suddenly yelled out the answer to
one of the history teacher's questions,
D. The history teacher passed out some worksheets, and Jill tried her
best to concentrate on her work.