The box of darkness

What would you call this story and why?
I would call this story "The box of Darkness" because it brought sadness, fear and desperastion to the villagers ans the Hutchinson family.
What did you think was going to happen?
I thought something bad was going to happen. For example I thought Tessie Hutchinson was going to get a job that she desperatly didn't want so when I saw what really happened I was shocked and confused why people in the village would do this.
How did you feel when you didn't get the end of the story?
I felt really frustrated because the start was very suspensful.
How did you feel when you were handed the mystery paper?
I felt scared because I had a black dot on my paper and in the story I knew people were avoiding getting the dot.
How did you feel about the black box and the black dot?
The black box to me was just a box but the dot mean't something bad because people in the story were trying to avoid it.
How did you feel about the end of the story?
I thought the end was horrible because it ended with suspense which wasn't a good technique and by the souns of it Tessie got hurt or killed which wasn't a very good ending.
Were your predictions correct?
My predictions were partially correct because something bad did happen but it was much worse than I imagined.
What would have made your prediction better?
I think I didn't really understand the part about the children playing with the rocks and didn't really take it as an important part of the story and that would have made my prediction more accurate.
Why did the author leave those voids in the story?
I think he did this so that the reader would keep reading. It hooked the reader till the very end.
Explain the power of void in these experiances:
a) With no title the reader didn't know what the story was about which I dont think is a good idea because the reader then can't decide whether he wants to read the story or not.
b) With no ending you leave the reader unsatisfyed which is not a good technique.
c) The text clues were a good idea because the reader could then come up with their own predictions.
d) The Mystery paper made it very suspensful and it always makes the reader more excited to read the end.

b)