Question 4 • English III Remediation 1st Grading Period
Read the excerpt from Poe’s "The Fall of the House of Usher."Its evidence -- the evidence of the sentience -- was to be seen, he said, (and here I started as he spoke,) in the gradual yet certain condensation of an atmosphere of their own about the waters and the walls. The result was discoverable, he added, in that silent, yet importunate and terrible influence which for centuries had moulded the destinies of his family, and which made him what I now saw him -- what he was. Such opinions need no comment, and I will make none.Based on this excerpt, the narrator seems
Answer
A
supportive of Usher’s theory.
B
skeptical of Usher’s theory.
C
curious about the history of the house.
D
analytical about the history of the house.
Explanation
The narrator says Usher’s theory “need[s] no comment” and that he “will make none,” which suggests he is withholding judgment rather than agreeing with it. His reaction—“I started as he spoke”—also shows unease, not support. So the narrator seems skeptical of Usher’s theory.
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