HMH What is the Horror Genre?

One central idea of the selection is that horror — 

• Is more enjoyable than other genres of fiction

• Is more focused on suspense than most genres

• Is not limited to stories that are about monsters

• Is not as complicated as other kinds of literature

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What is an example of horror that has its source inside a character?

• A woman knows she should not go into a basement but goes anyway.

• A vampire in a story inspires a reader to hang garlic on her windows.

• The squirrels in an attic cause people to think they hear ghosts.

• A scientist desires knowledge so intensely that he creates a monster.

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The author’s main purpose for writing this article was to —

• persuade people to become fans of stories in the horror genre.

• encourage people to analyze horror plots and how they are created

• compare and contrast the most famous horror characters in literature

• provide information about popular horror stories from a long time ago

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The author most likely feels that horror —

• is a fun alternative to typical fiction and literature

• examines how characters can be altered based on setting and time

• uses suspense and gives the audience knowledge that the characters lack

• introduces fantastic characters and unusual themes to otherwise ordinary stories

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Which sentence best expresses the central idea of paragraph 6?

• Stories in the horror genre express a wide variety of themes.

• Certain themes are common to many stories in the horror genre.

• The horror genre concentrates on the conflict between good and evil.

• Society believes that new knowledge is always good for the horror genre.

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Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

"Our advanced knowledge creates suspense because we can anticipate what is going to happen."

Which of the following is the best paraphrase of this sentence?

• Knowing the plot and characters promotes suspense.

• The suspense is created when the characters are surprised.

• The plot promotes suspense by making us think about what will happen next.

• Using what we know about a setting and making predictions about it creates suspense.

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Read the origin of the word intense.

from the Latin, intensus (“stretched”)

Based on this information, what is the meaning of the word intensified in paragraph 2?

• Increased

• Formed

• Changed

• Molded

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The feeling of suspense in a horror story intensifies when —

• The story takes place in a cheerful setting

• The monsters in the story are unfamiliar to the reader

• The reader expects horrible events to occur

• The characters avoid going into places like basements

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What is the main idea in paragraph 2?

• People identify the setting in the story by recalling scenes from popular horror stories.

• Scary stories are fun because the characters are in a world that is separate from the one we live in.

• Suspense can be created by setting up scenes where people know bad things can happen.

• The innocence of familiar characters creates an element of surprise when something bad happens.

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According to the author, what are the limitations of defining horror by its focus on monsters?

• People can think of many different kinds of monsters.

• Some horror stories do not have monsters at all.

• Our ideas about vampires have changed over time.

• The struggle between good and evil is more important.

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