Questions on The Masque of the Red Death

How does Prince Prospero deal with the problem of the Red Death?

What does Prospero do after five to six months in the abbey?

Describe the seven rooms at the masquerade. How does the last room differ from the rest?

What stands against the western wall of the last chamber? What might this foreshadow?

What happens when the ebony clock strikes each hour? Why?

Describe the new visitor. What about him upsets the guests?

How does Prospero react upon seeing the new guest? What happens when he reaches the black, western-most room?

What do the partygoers do once the prince falls to his death?

Who is the strange party guest?