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Suspense and Horror: Gothic Writing across Time

Question 7 • English III Remediation 1st Grading Period

What does Irving use to build suspense in the story? Check the five best answers.

Answer
A
the odd collection of guests
B
the lack of detail about the haunted room experiment
C
the guests’ desire to sleep in the haunted room
D
the scene in the bedroom when the picture “haunts” the narrator
E
the jovial nature of the guests who ask to sleep in the haunted room
F
the breakfast scene, when the narrator is revealed as the man who saw the ghost
G
the abundance of food and morning joy at breakfast
H
the host’s explanation, which promises to reveal the purpose of the story
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