Shia looked from his monitor, rubbed his eyes, and stared down the dark hallway toward…

Shia looked from his monitor, rubbed his eyes, and stared down the dark hallway toward the CFO’s office. He was certain a sound had come from behind the closed door. It was a heavy thump, like someone had dropped a bowling ball.
There shouldn’t be anyone else here at this hour, Shia thought to himself as he looked at his watch. The only illumination came from Shia’s computer monitor. His office was on the thirtieth floor, far too high to get much more than a faint glow from the streetlights below. Shia slowly stood up before reaching down to turn off the computer screen, hoping to hide in the darkness. He considered turning on his phone’s flashlight, but his thoughts were cut short by a loud crash followed by the unmistakable tinkling of shattered glass.
Shia froze, as if he were caught by the gaze of Medusa. The initial doubt that he would actually find someone snooping around the CFO’s office had turned to an icy fear that gripped his lungs and would not let him breathe. His heart was pounding loudly in his ears; he knew whoever was in his boss’s office must be able to hear it.
Another crash, followed by a loud howl that he was sure couldn’t be human, shocked Shia into motion. He broke into a run… in the opposite direction. He sprinted for the emergency stairwell and rushed downward, jumping over the last few steps of each flight. Shia didn’t stop running until he had burst through the ground floor exit to the parking garage and found his car. His heart continued racing until he was at home in bed. He sent his boss a single text message before turning over and trying to force himself to sleep: “I don’t think I can work late anymore”.
1. Which of the following sentences from the passage supports the conclusion that the passage takes place in the 21
st
century?
a. “Shia didn’t stop running until he had burst through the ground floor exit to the parking garage and found his car.”
b. “He sent his boss a single text message before turning over and trying to force himself to sleep: “I don’t think I can work late anymore.””
c. “His office was on the thirtieth floor, far too high to get much more than a faint glow from the streetlights below.”
d. “Shia froze, as if he were caught by the gaze of Medusa.”
2. Which of the following sources would be the best resource to find a list of other suspense novels?
a. An encyclopedia entry about the suspense genre
b. A public library’s digital catalog
c. The online reviews of the novel
d. A New York Times bestseller list