How does the author build tension in paragraphs 3-23?

Responses

by contrasting what the characters say with how their words are interpreted

by contrasting what the characters say with how their words are interpreted

by interrupting the flow of the dialogue with the characters’ internal thoughts

by interrupting the flow of the dialogue with the characters’ internal thoughts

by keeping the exchange between the characters short and curt

by keeping the exchange between the characters short and curt

by relaying a disjointed conversation in which the characters ignore each other’s responses