The Art of Suspense

3. the name of the grocer in "Lamb to the Slaughter"
4. the animal of the "murder weapon" in one of our stories
6. Mary Maloney's husband's name
8. details authors provide that hint at an event that will happen later in the story
9. was left on the doorstep of Arthur and Norma in "Button, Button"
10. cruel and unworried about causing pain to others
15. the time and place where a story takes place
16. to explain or give a good reason for
19. where the $50,000 came from after Arthur died
20. the ways an author reveals and develops a character's personality
22. the struggle between two opposing forces in a story
23. disgusting and deeply upsetting

1. explains how evidence ties back to the claims and the thesis
2. when the audience knows something that the characters don't
5. friendly, cheerful, and warm
7. how conflict is solved in a story; the ending
11. when something happens that is the opposite of what you would expect to happen
12. to raise one's curiosity or interest
13. a feeling of excitement, anxiety, or uncertainty about what will happen
14. to get, receive, or earn something
17. the last name of the "salesman" in "Button, Button"
18. having or showing a desire for revenge
21. the big answer to the prompt at an essay level; comprised of claims