Which text follows this plot? The narrator responds to a mysterious summons and travels to the ancestral home of Roderick Usher, a sick friend he’s hardly seen since childhood. Known as the House of Usher, the vast, ancient structure overlooks a dark lake that intensifies its gloom. “House of Usher” also refers to the old and distinguished family that will no longer exist if Roderick dies: his twin sister Madeline is close to death, and he is the end of the line. The narrator establishes a routine of reading and music to distract Roderick from mortal dread. When Madeline dies, they deposit her body in a secure vault under the house, but when the narrator tries to resume their routine, he inadvertently unlocks from deep within the House of Usher a force of evil that transcends our understanding of life and death.

"The Fall of the House of Usher"

Which text follows this plot? The narrator and his sister Irene own a large house in Buenos Aires that has been in their family for four generations. They like to think it preserves their history, and although they only occupy the front part, they clean the entire house every morning, front and back. After lunch Irene knits until bedtime while the narrator reads. They keep the back access to the kitchen and bathroom closed, but the heavy oak connecting door between front and back is never locked—until the narrator hears sounds coming from the library and tells Irene that “they” have taken over the back of the house. She says simply that they must stay in the front, and carries on knitting—but when they hear voices in the kitchen, the siblings agree that “they” have taken over the whole house, and the siblings must take desperate measures.

"The Fall of the House of Usher"

Which of the texts follows this plot? The story is set on a quiet residential street, just before dinnertime on a chilly November evening. The father in the story answers the door to a stranger, who says he lived in the house when he was a child many years before. The stranger asks if he might look around outside for a while. The father watches him from a window, but the mother invites the stranger into the house. As he goes from room to room, the stranger is amazed by the changes, but seems equally astonished by parts of the house that haven’t changed at all. The visit becomes awkward when the stranger stays too long and slowly inspects everything in each room. He walks upstairs and goes directly to the son’s room—the stranger’s old room—where he introduces himself to the son and looks around. While still in the son’s room, the stranger draws a complex and mysterious mathematical riddle, telling the boy that he can surprise his teacher with it. After several more minutes, the father finally tells the stranger that it is time to go. When the stranger is gone, the family and the home seem to have changed.

"The Fall of the House of Usher"

The following is a summary of which text? The speaker begins with a summary of a television show about a mirror that haunts houses by stealing people in them. The poem follows in the same path, warning readers about the greedy, hungry poem.

"beware: do not read this poem"

The following is a summary of which text? The bird of bad omens visits the speaker as he sits in front of a dying fire. He is trying to distract himself from the torment of remembering his lost love. He welcomes the raven and asks its name. It replies, “Nevermore.” The speaker, obsessed by his loss, phrases his questions to make each reply more grimly appropriate.

"beware: do not read this poem"

the speaker takes the identity of a hideous creature from a Native American myth. This creature enters a cottage to steal a child from its mother. It endears itself to the child, and the child is soon lost among the snow and ice, deep inside the creature itself.

"beware: do not read this poem"

Read these sentences from a story. I ran down the hall toward the basement door. I knew that the basement hadn’t been opened for years and was probably full of cobwebs, maybe vermin, who knew what else, so I opened the door slowly. Gingerly descending the steps I fumbled for the light switch. Suddenly, the door slammed shut behind me. As I turned—oh, my goodness! What was that sound? Which answer choice best explains how point of view contributes to the tension of the passage?

Using first-person point of view, the writer makes clear that the narrator does not know what is about to happen.

Using first-person point of view, the writer directly conveys the narrator's inner feelings and emotions.

Using third-person point of view, the writer describes events in detail, objectively and with precision.

Using third-person point of view, the writer reveals details that help the reader predict what will happen next.

Which of the following answer choices most clearly uses an omniscient point of view?

The duke thought of the riches he would have as he opened the chest of gold, unaware that he was being watched.

When we arrived at the duke's fortress, he brought out a mysterious chest and set it before us.

As I slowly opened the chest of gold that I had found tucked into the corner of the ancient home, I suddenly felt inexplicably ill at ease.

Just as the duke opened the chest, he looked up and saw a familiar face peering desperately up at him through the etched glass of the dining hall windows.

Which of the following answer choices uses a first-person point of view?

I told my companions that I had every intention of exploring the boarded-up house.

Feeling a sudden shiver, she said, "I saw it scuttling across the moor at midnight."

Concealing his own terror, he replied, "They say that it is merely a trick of the fog."

The man strode confidently along the cliff edge as two others crouched behind the rocks.

Read this sentence from an explanatory essay: This character (he’s real intense), he is, like, too calm to be sane. Which revision(s) would be most effective to achieve the proper style?

Revise from informal to formal: "This character, who has real intensity, is too calm at the end to be considered sane."

Use more descriptive language: "This character (he's eerily intense), he is, like, too icy calm to be sane."

Break the sentence into two: "This character is real intense. He is, like, too calm to be sane."

Delete an unnecessary pronoun: "This character (he's real intense) is, like, too calm to be sane."

Unit 1: Inside the Nightmare TEST REVIEW

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The _ _ genre involves: dramatic endings that fully resolve the dark, scary events; remote, exotic settings, such as a gloomy mansion or castle; strange, eccentric people; tales of fear and dread; unusual occurrences involving violence or supernatural elements

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Unit 1: Inside the Nightmare TEST REVIEW

The _ _ genre involves: dramatic endings that fully resolve the dark, scary events; remote, exotic settings, such as a gloomy mansion or castle; strange, eccentric people; tales of fear and dread; unusual occurrences involving violence or supernatural elements

(a)

________ is how the speaker/narrator feels about the subject (their attitude).

the main idea, central message, central idea, or insight expressed in a literary work

poetry that tells a story

the perspective through which a story is told

the narrator is a character in a literary work; marked with first-person pronouns, such as I, me, my, we, or us

the perspective is told by a narrator who is not a character in the story; marked with third-person pronouns such as he, she, it, they, them, etc.; shows only one person's feelings, actions, or thoughts (through his or her eyes)

descriptive language that paints a picture in the reader's mind and appeals to the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell)

the atmosphere of a literary piece that elicits a specific feeling from the reader

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The _________ _________ genre involves: dramatic endings that fully resolve the dark, scary events; remote, exotic settings, such as a gloomy mansion or castle; strange, eccentric people; tales of fear and dread; unusual occurrences involving violence or supernatural elements (a)

________ is how the speaker/narrator feels about the subject (their attitude).

the main idea, central message, central idea, or insight expressed in a literary work

poetry that tells a story

the perspective through which a story is told

the narrator is a character in a literary work; marked with first-person pronouns, such as I, me, my, we, or us

the perspective is told by a narrator who is not a character in the story; marked with third-person pronouns such as he, she, it, they, them, etc.; shows only one person's feelings, actions, or thoughts (through his or her eyes)

descriptive language that paints a picture in the reader's mind and appeals to the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell)

the atmosphere of a literary piece that elicits a specific feeling from the reader

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The _ _ genre involves: dramatic endings that fully resolve the dark, scary events; remote, exotic settings, such as a gloomy mansion or castle; strange, eccentric people; tales of fear and dread; unusual occurrences involving violence or supernatural elements

(a)