Why does the author end the story before Mrs. Wright goes to trial?A.To prevent the reader from understanding the main plot pointB.To allow the reader to guess whether Mrs. Wright will be convictedC.To satisfy the reader by directly answering questions the story raisesD.To make it clear that Mrs. Wright will not end up going to trial

Read the last line of the story:"We call it knot it, Mr. Henderson."Why does the author choose to end the story here?A.It suggests that the women will not tell the men what they found.B.It reveals that Mrs. Wright is not guilty of her husband's murder.C.It answers the reader's question about how the quilt was made.D.It misleads the reader about what the women will do.

Which is a source of tension in the story?A.The question of how Mrs. Wright made her quiltB.The question of who was killed yesterday eveningC.The question of whether Mrs. Wright is guiltyD.The question of how Mrs. Peters's child died

Why can it be effective to end a story earlier than the reader expects?A.This leaves readers without enough clues to determine what happens.B.This allows readers to draw their own conclusions about what happens.C.This asks readers to make connections with other texts they have read.D.This ensures that readers know exactly what happens.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

How does the author foreshadow what happens at the end of the story

Why might a writer hint at a conflict in a story's opening?A.To raise questions the reader will want answeredB.To suggest that the story will have a surprise endingC.To ask the reader to skip ahead to the dénouementD.To offer clues about what the climax will be