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And before we judge them too harshly we must remember what ruthless and utter destruction our own species has wrought, not only upon animals such as the vanquished bison and the dodo, but upon its own inferior races.
-H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds
The passage is from a science fiction story about an alien invasion of Earth.
What feature of the passage most strongly builds suspense, and why?
• A. The reference to extinct animals, which saddens readers
• B. The word "inferior, which makes people uncomfortable
• C. The phrase "ruthless and utter destruction," because its tone is calm but its message is frightening
• D. The beginning of the sentence with "and," suggesting that the narrator has a lot of important information to tel

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