Gothic Lit - "The Feather Pillow"

In the beginning, what does Alicia want from her husband that she does not get?

• A long-term commitment

• Steadiness and dependability

• Closer attention during her long illness

• More tender expressions of love

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How does Alicia react to her life as a newlywed?

• She feels stressed by it.

• She misses her family and is scared of her husband.

• She is living her best life.

• She falls ill.

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What was NOT one of Alicia's symptoms?

• Vomiting

• Weight loss

• Tiredness

• Crying

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The house in which Alicia and Jordan live affects Alicia by intensifying her __________.

• Shyness

• Cold shivers

• Determination

• Love for Jordan

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The doctor knew exactly what was wrong with Alicia.

• True

• False

How does Jordan react to his wife's illness?

• He spends all of his time at work.

• He buys her medicine that makes her worse.

• He stays by her side.

• He sends for her mother.

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Which statement below provides the best example of a character’s actions that result in events that are quite different from what is intended or expected?

• Alicia decides to ignore her former dreams of what her marriage would be like

• A doctor prescribes complete bed rest for Alicia to treat the cause of her weakness.

• The doctors attempt cures but find Alicia’s illness to be unexplainable and give up trying to cure her.

• Jordan withholds expressions of his love and discourages Alicia from stating her wish for more tenderness.

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Which piece of textual evidence best supports the answer to the previous question?

• “She smiled and took her husband’s hand in hers, caressing it, trembling, for half an hour.”

• “The whiteness of the silent patio – friezes, columns, and marble statues – produces the wintery impression of an enchanted palace.”

• “At times he entered the bedroom and continued his silent pacing back and forth alongside the bed, stopping for an instant at each end to regard his wife.”

• “Night after night, since Alicia had taken to her bed, this abomination had stealthily applied its mouth – its proboscis one might better say – to the girl’s temples, sucking her blood.”

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What are the servant’s strongest feelings at the end of the story?

• Horror and disgust

• Anxiety and suspense

• Dismay and confusion

• Sympathy and compassion

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What are the similarities between the creature that inhabits the pillow and Jordan’s behavior towards Alicia? Choose 3 responses - it's all or nothing for the points!

• Both bewilder the doctors who attend Alicia.

• Both weaken Alicia.

• Both are horrifying to others.

• Both are sources of suffering for Alicia.

• Both involve something concealed or hidden.

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