Page 1Page 2 Sample Response: In "A Wolf and Little Daughter," the author builds suspense by having the wolf repeatedly appear and disappear. Each time he reappears, the wolf is closer to the girl and she is closer to getting home safely, which makes the suspense grow because her chances of getting away safely seem to grow as she gets closer to the gate and decrease as the wolf gets closer to her. Which ideas did you include in your response? Check any that apply. Each time the wolf appears, he is closer to the girl. Each time the wolf appears, the girl is just a bit closer to her home. Each cat is larger than the last one. Each cat enters the room and sits in the fire in a similar way. Repetition causes the tension to grow.