Question

Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture."
“And now for the haunted chamber,” said the Irish captain, taking his candle.

“Aye, who’s to be the hero of the night?” said the gentleman with the ruined head.

“That we shall see in the morning,” said the old gentleman with the nose: “whoever looks pale and grizzly will have seen the ghost.”

“Well, gentlemen,” said the Baronet, “there’s many a true thing said in jest.”

How does the excerpt exemplify Gothic fiction?
by revealing an unhinged psychological state
by allowing readers to imagine the most dire conclusion
by involving the narrator with an odd cast of characters
by illustrating the confused plans of the narrator

Answer 1

by allowing readers to imagine the most dire conclusion

Explanation: the dialogue about a "haunted chamber" and who will "see the ghost" builds suspense and invites readers to envision frightening possibilities—an effect typical of Gothic fiction.