Dark Hauntings: "The Fall of the House of Usher"

Question 1

Based on the passage from “The Tell-Tale Heart,” what inferences can you make about the narrator? Check the two best answers.

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He seems unwell and uneasy.; He seems nervous and sensitive.

Question 2

what the narrator knows from the past✔ what the narrator experiences in the storyan inference made by the narrator

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✔ what the narrator experiences in the story

Question 3

Which word could be used to argue that the narrator is unreliable?

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“Unnerved” suggests that the narrator is frightened.

Question 4

✔ what the narrator knows from the pastwhat the narrator experiences in the storyan inference made by the narrator

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✔ what the narrator knows from the past

Question 5

what the narrator knows from the pastwhat the narrator experiences in the story✔ an inference made by the narrator

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✔ an inference made by the narrator

Question 6

Which of the following statements best describes the mood created by this narration?

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The room is portrayed as lifeless despite the interesting objects in it.

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the effect of parallelism on the story?

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It emphasizes Roderick’s madness and the mood of terror that he feels.

Question 8

All of the following points are correct. Check all of the points you included in your response.

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Parallelism calls attention to Roderick’s fear.; Repeated phrases make Roderick seem anxious and terrified.; Parallelism helps show that Roderick has felt haunted for a long time.; Parallelism creates a dark mood from something that never ends.

Question 9

All of the following elements create a memorable experience for Poe’s reader. Check all of the elements you included in your response.

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The setting is dark, dreary, cold, and gothic.; The mood is gloomy and filled with terror.; The narrator is fearful and possibly unreliable.; Parallelism reinforces Roderick’s madness.

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