If an author wanted to begin a story in a manner that broke with chronology and grabbed the reader's attention, that author might

A) start at the beginning of the story, and tell it through to the end, in the order of what happened.

B) establish the main character at the beginning of the story, and then continue through the middle and to the end.

C) start with a dramatic event near the middle of the story, then discuss the things which led up to it.

D) start with a basic description of all of the main characters' physical features, and then tell what happened from the beginning to the end.

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I would say C. It's what would interest me and the people I know the most.

The correct answer is C) Start with a dramatic event near the middle of the story, then discuss the things which led up to it.

Explanation:

One of the most common and effective techniques to avoid regular chronology is the use of in media res technique; this involves starting the narrative with a dramatic event that occurs in the middle and then continuing with the events that occurred before, and finally the events after the dramatic event.

This is the most recommended because in this way the author avoids telling all events in the way they occur, and also it catches most readers' attention as they want to discover the causes of the dramatic event and how this is later solved. According to this, the author might "Start with a dramatic event near the middle of the story, then discuss the things which led up to it".