KJT+ATTWN

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It was fun to take the test for a book that I read well over 30 years ago! I really remember very little. This is a great tool for learning. ~Tracy Thomas

**__Group Assignment #1:__**
 * __ Suspense :__ a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision, or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.
 * __Foreshadowing:__ to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure

**Four examples of suspense are:**
 * 1) "Must go through with it, I suppose," and thereafter dismissed everything from his mind. Warm steaming water - tired limbs - presently a shave - a cocktail - dinner. And after - ? (p. 36)
 * 2) "Remember this island when i was a kid. Never thought I'd be doing this sort of job in a house here. Good thing, perhaps, that one can't foresee the future..." (p. 36)
 * 3) "Watch and pray. The day of judgement is at hand." (p. 15)
 * 4) "I haven't seen the Mrs. Owens yet - not yet. We only came here two days ago." (p. 29)

**Four Examples of foreshadowing are:**
 * 1) The nursery rhyme on page 31
 * 2) Nobody had been exactly cordial to him...Funny the way they eyed each other - as though they //knew...// (p. 36)
 * 3) "He's nearer to the day of judgment than i am!" But there, as it happens, he was wrong.... (p. 16)
 * 4) Everything - somehow - was a little queer. The absence of the Owens, the pale ghostlike Mrs. Rogers. And the guests! Yes, the guest were queer too. An oddly assorted party. (p. 30)

I chose these examples for suspense because they all dragged you into something, but left you hanging without the answer or solution. YES! These passages for suspense never really give you a complete answer. They also don't ever talk about it specifically and detailed, it is always just brief and never really complete, or to the point. After reading these passages in the book, I wanted to keep reading even more to find out what it was all about. For foreshadowing, I chose these passages because they all give you a little hint on what may happen later on in the book. The nursery ryme in Vera's room, especially stood out to me and gave me clues on what may happen to all ten guests in the future. These are some of the main passages that really caught my eye and wanted me to keep on reading!

Kate -Good choices and explanations of the quotes. Good mystery authors keep the readers on the edges of their seats. Looks like Christie has done that quite well. Links are done correctly, too! Mrs. M 12-7-11