Response #6: Suspense  The last responses have focused on plot and this response will continue to focus on plot in the fictional story you are reading.  Fictional stories build suspense using a number of strategies. What are some strategies your author is using to create suspense? Be sure to provide enough information about the suspenseful situation for me to understand it. Be sure to  explain completely why it creates suspense. Your author may be using one or more of the techniques from the notes photocopied and given to you in class or they may be using some other method. In either case explain your response fully. Note: The author may use many of the techniques listed but you should choose to explain no more than three.