Academic Gothic Literature Review

One of the elements of Gothic literature is ___________ settings like decaying castles, haunted houses, and trapdoors or cellars.

• supernatural

• gloomy

• isolation

• fear

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What is almost always true about the setting of novels in Gothic Literature?

• Takes place in the wild west
• Revolves around a castle or mansion
• Full of joy and happiness
• Straight forward with no hidden messages

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Which of the following is not a typically Gothic setting?

• Church

• Castle

• Wild remote place

• Shopping centre

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a feeling that something bad will happen

• foreshadow

• foreboding

• something that was before

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Gothic settings are usually...

• Spooky, dark, and isolated

• Bright, happy, and full of sunshine

• Formal, business-like, and professional

• Sad, huge, and grassy

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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The weather in gothic literature usually consists of...

• rain, clouds, fog, or snow

• some sunshine and big, puffy clouds

• sunshine and warm temperatures

• Hail

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Who adopted Poe after his mother died? 

• The Poe family 
• The Allan family 
• John Poe
• No one 

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Who did Poe marry when he was 26 years old? 

• Sarah Helen Whitman 
• Margaret Atwood 
• Virginia Clemm 
• Cecilia 

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How old was Poe's new bride?

• 15

• 11

• 12

• 21

You can tell that Sergeant-Major Morris thinks that the monkey’s paw is dangerous because he

• arrives at the Whites’ house during a storm.
• says the paw can grant three wishes.
• describes the paw as “dried to a mummy.”
• throws the paw onto the fire.

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