the label horror story is an example of
a. a character study.
b. informational reading.
c. a genre.
d. a universal truth.
in "the tell-tale heart," the point at which the narratorfeels forced to confess is the
a. exposition.
b. rising action.
c. resolution.
d. climax.
3. in "the legend of sleepy hollow" washington irving says ichabod crane's voice "resounded far above all the rest of this comgregation." this statementis an example of ichabod's
a. leanness.
b. strictness.
c. vanity.
d. superstition.
4. which one of the following words is an example of a literal meaning for the noun dog?
a. mutt
b. hound
c. cur
d. canine
5. whom does irving describe as being "plump as a partridge"?
a. brom bones
b. katrina van tassel
c. hans van ripper
d. baltus van tassel
6. what irony is presented in "the tell-tale heart"?
a. the nurder victim was actually blind.
b. the narrator's attempts to convince us of his sanity make him appear mad.
c. the police officers arrive because they cam hear the beating of the victim's heart.
d. the victim's eye still haunts the narrator even after the murder.
7. brom van brunt received the nickname brom bones because of his
a. horsemanship.
b. arrogance.
c. large size.
d. intelligence.
8. in "the tell-tale heart," the sound of the heart pounding is a symbol of
a. ill-gotten gains.
b. good detective work.
c. the desire of the dead for vengeance
d. guilt.
9. the protagonist of "the legend of sleepy hollow" is
a. ichabod crane.
b. the headless horseman.
c. brom bones.
d. katrina van tassel.
10. which one of the following people is an example of an unreliable narrator?
a. washington irving
b. edgar allan poe
c. the narrator of "the tell-tale heart"
d. the narrator of "the legend of sleepy hollow"
11. the conflict of "the legend of sleepy hollow"is
a. person against nature.
b. boy against girl.
c. person against person.
d. man against ghosts.
12. new york state is the ____ for "the legend of sleepy hollow" is
a. setting
b. climax
c. plot
d. conflict
13. what reason does the narrator of "the tell-tale heart" give for killing the old man?
a. he disliked the old man's vulture- like eye.
b. the old man was very unkind to him.
c. he was insane and couldn't control himself.
d. he planned to take the old man's riches.
14. in "the legend of sleepy hollow," part of the exposition includes describing the legend behine
a. major andre's tree.
b. galloping hessian of the hollow.
c. van tassel's wealth.
d. the black stallion daredevil.
15. why do the police visit the narrator of "the tell-tale heart"?
a. they can hear the heart.
b. the narrator dares them to.
c. they saw the light from the
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