What Is the Horror Genre? TEST

Why is the suspense in a horror story greater than in other stories?

• Horror writers are better at creating suspense than other writers.

• Readers know from the start that something bad is going to happen.

• Characters in horror stories are scarier than characters in other stories.

• There is tension because monsters in horror stories do unexpected things.

Which is the most unlikely setting for a horror story?

• an isolated road

• a bright beautiful park

• a dark basement

• an old attic

In horror stories, readers expect a strong connection between

• story events and setting

• characters and the narrator

• plot and dialogue

• author's style and characters

The author's purpose for writing this literary criticism is to

• define a genre

• categorize a specific story

• analyze an author's technique

• compare and contrast types of literature

According to the author, which is not a way to categorize horror stories?

• theme

• subjects

• source of horror

• setting

A quest is a

• loss

• promise

• question

• search

Places that are parrallel

• are similar in some ways

• are many miles apart

• come together at some point

• are below ground

What does intensify mean?

• to lessen tension

• to grow stronger

• to show promise

• to stay inside

What does justify mean?

• to put someone in jail

• to show an exact amount

• to prevent a threat

• to prove something is right

The author says that defining the horror genre by subjects, such as monsters, is

• best for those who are just beginning their study of the genre

• useful because of creatures such as Frankenstein's monster and Dracula

• not helpful for stories that have more than one type of monster.

• not always possible since some horror stories do not have monsters