Araby

Question

by James Joyce

The former tenant of our house, a priest, had died in the back drawing-room. Air, musty from having been long enclosed, hung in all the rooms, and the waste room behind the kitchen was littered with old useless papers.

"Araby" by James Joyce

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

Which words from the passage have a negative connotation? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

musty
musty

papers
papers

littered
littered

enclosed
enclosed

tenant

Answer 1

The two words from the passage that have a negative connotation are:

1. musty
2. littered