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Gothic Literature and The Woman In Black 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

One of the elements of Gothic literature is ___________ settings like decaying castles, haunted houses, and trapdoors or cellars.

a)

supernatural

b)

gloomy

c)

isolation

d)

fear

2.

What is the meaning of the word isolation?

a)

in a crowd

b)

left alone

c)

packaging that keeps something cold

3.
In Gothic novels, the conflict is often....
a)
person vs. technology
b)
person vs. society
c)
person vs. supernatural
4.
What is almost always true about the setting of novels in Gothic Literature?
a)
Takes place in the wild west
b)
Revolves around a castle or mansion
c)
Full of joy and happiness
d)
Straight forward with no hidden messages
5.

Examples of pathetic fallacy include all of the following except...

a)

Wind howling

b)

Doors creaking

c)

Raining outside

d)

Woman crying

6.
Which of the following is not a typically Gothic setting?
a)
Church
b)
Castle
c)
Wild remote place
d)
Fairgroud
7.
Which of the following is not typically part of a Gothic setting?
a)
Moonlight
b)
Cars
c)
Wills and documents
d)
Flickering lights
8.

Fill in the blank: The author uses _______ to suggest what may happen next in the story.

a)

Forward showing

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Similes

d)

Cats

9.

Which of these is NOT a feature of gothic style writing?

a)

A gloomy, decaying setting

b)

Supernatural beings or monsters

c)

Terrible weather

d)

Lighthearted comedy

10.

What is pathetic fallacy?

a)

Describing the setting using metaphors

b)

Describing the weather using human characteristics

c)

Describing a character

d)

When the author describes something badly and 'pathetically'

11.

A trap in this novel is a

a)

a merry go round

b)

horse drawn carriage

c)

a dark pit

d)

a motor car

12.

Extricable is

a)

to remove

b)

trickle down

c)

to be able to be untangled from

13.

A London particular refers to

a)

something strange in London

b)

people from London

c)

an extremely thick London fog

14.

This is when the questioner knows the answer already, or an answer is not actually demanded

a)

rhetorical question

b)

dialogue question

c)

rhyming question

15.

a feeling that something bad will happen

a)

foreshadow

b)

foreboding

c)

something that was before

16.

Choose the correct difference between foreboding and foreshadowing

a)

forebode= something great will happen &

foreshadow= something bad will happen

b)

forebode= something interesting will happen &

foreshadow= something great will happen

c)

forebode= something bad will happen &

foreshadow= something will happen

17.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness, typically with no obvious cause

a)

melancholy

b)

melon ball

c)

mellifluous

18.

gloomy in an over exaggerated sad way

a)

lugubrious

b)

morose

c)

dull

19.

sad or gloomy but in a grumpy way

a)

lugubrious

b)

morose

c)

dull

20.

a feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

a)

constipation

b)

carnation

c)

consternation