The Outsider by HP Lovecraft

What emotions do the narrator's childhood memories evoke?

• Indifference and boredom

• Joy and excitement

• Fear and sadness

• Curiosity and wonder

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What kind of environment did the narrator grow up in?

• A small, cozy cottage in the countryside

• A modern city with bustling streets

• An infinitely old and infinitely horrible castle

• A bright and cheerful mansion

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What was peculiar about the trees surrounding the castle?

• They changed colors with the seasons

• They were small and easily climbable

• They were fruit-bearing and lush

• They were grotesque, gigantic, and vine-encumbered

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How did the narrator describe the corridors of the castle?

• Brightly lit and welcoming

• Decorated with luxurious carpets

• Always hideously damp with an accursed smell

• Filled with portraits of ancestors

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What was the narrator's source of relief in the castle?

• Exploring the gardens

• Gazing steadily at candles

• Playing with other children

• Listening to music

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Who or what took care of the narrator's needs?

• A loving family

• A friendly ghost

• Servants and maids

• He cannot recall any person or anything alive but rats, bats, and spiders

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How did the narrator perceive the skeletons and bones in the castle?

• As more natural than living beings

• As fascinating artifacts

• As terrifying and unnatural

• As decorations

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How did the narrator learn all that he knows?

• By watching the world outside

• From mouldy books found in the castle

• Through formal education with a tutor

• From the stories told by the castle's inhabitants

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Why did the narrator not recall hearing any human voice?

• He does not recall hearing any human voice, including his own

• Because the castle was always silent

• Because he was deaf

• Because there were no other people

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What was absent in the castle that affected the narrator's self-perception?

• Other people

• Mirrors

• Clothing

• Photographs