AP English Literature and Composition Quiz
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SHORT FICTION
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Read the following excerpt from a short story:
In the hospital corridor, the vending machine hummed with more confidence than anyone else. Omar's sister slept in the waiting chair, her head tilted back like a broken hinge. Omar had been awake long enough to forget what day meant.
When the doctor finally appeared, Omar noticed first the doctor's hands—empty, clean, apologetic—before he heard a single word. The hallway lights did not flicker.
How does the writer's compositional choice in the highlighted sentence most contribute to the scene's tension?
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