Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture." “And now for the haunted chamber,” said the Irish captain, taking his candle. “Aye, who’s to be the hero of the night?” said the gentleman with the ruined head. “That we shall see in the morning,” said the old gentleman with the nose: “whoever looks pale and grizzly will have seen the ghost.” “Well, gentlemen,” said the Baronet, “there’s many a true thing said in jest.” How does the excerpt exemplify Gothic fiction?
Answer
A
by involving the narrator with an odd cast of characters
B
by allowing readers to imagine the most dire conclusion
C
by illustrating the confused plans of the narrator
D
by revealing an unhinged psychological state
Explanation
The characters joke that someone who looks pale and “grizzly” in the morning must have seen the ghost, and the Baronet warns that jokes can hold truth. This creates suspense by inviting readers to imagine that something frightening may happen in the haunted chamber. The excerpt does not show the narrator’s plans or an unhinged psychological state, so the best choice is allowing readers to imagine the most dire conclusion.
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