In "The Lady or the Tiger?" the author writes that the young man opened the door on the right "without the slightest hesitation." Then the author breaks and says, "Now, the point of the story is this: Did the tiger come out of that door, or did the lady?"

What effect on the story's mood does this sentence have?

A.
It cuts off the mood's intensity suddenly.

B.
It overlays the mood with a tone of stern judgment.

C.
It defuses the suspenseful mood gently.

D.
It adds a note of irony to the story's mood.

Question

In "The Lady or the Tiger?" the author writes that the young man opened the door on the right "without the slightest hesitation." Then the author breaks and says, "Now, the point of the story is this: Did the tiger come out of that door, or did the lady?" 


What effect on the story's mood does this sentence have?
 
 A.
It cuts off the mood's intensity suddenly.
 
 B.
It overlays the mood with a tone of stern judgment.
 
 C.
It defuses the suspenseful mood gently.
 
 D.
It adds a note of irony to the story's mood.

anonymous · Answer

it was a crazy story. I read it in K12. its D

arabpride · Answer

IKR!!! It was an awesome story!!! >:D

Buuuut I'd say it's A.) 

~because well while reading the ending, the reader is really tensed up, not knowing what to expect, and as the intensity increases - BAM!! - the author tosses in that question so suddenly, it throws you off. Well that's what it did to me anyway.. cx