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| What is the mood of the story? | terrifying |
| What is the narrator’s first impression of the House of Usher? | it is gloomy and oppressive |
| Why is the narrator visiting the House of Usher? | his childhood friend wrote him a letter asking him to come |
| What line from the story best foreshadows Usher’s death? | “His countenance was…cadaverously wan…” |
| Why can Usher hear his sister’s struggles before the narrator? | closeness between brother and sister |
| What happens to the House of Usher? | it slides into the lake next to the house |
| What ailment is Roderick suffering from? | a nervous disorder |
| Who dies in the end of the story? | Roderick and Madeline |
| What character appears to have died? | the sister Madeline |
| Who lives in the house with Roderick? | sister |
| What is the name of the narrator? | he is unnamed |
| What events foreshadow Madeline’s fate? | a disease that puts her in a temporary deathlike state |
| How would you describe the narrator before he finally leaves the house? | he has become depressed and gloomy because of his surroundings |
| What does the raven say to the speaker? | nevermore |
| Why does the speaker tell the raven to leave? | he is angry at the bird for denying his only hope |
| What does the speaker ask the raven about Lenore? | will he embrace Lenore in heaven |
| Where does the raven perch? | on the bust of Athena |
| Where does the rapping come from first? | his chamber door |
| Where does the rapping come from a second time in the story? | window |
| Why is the speaker in his library when the poem begins? | hoping to forget his grief over his love’s death |
| In the poem | the bust of Pallus (Athena) is most probably intended to represent? |
| At the end of the poem | where does the speaker assume that the raven has come from? |
| Near the end of the poem the speaker asks the Raven two questions to which the bird answers “Nevermore”. What is the concern (topic) of these questions? | what will happen after death |
| We can infer from the ending of the poem that the speaker of the poem will never _____ his despair. | escape |
| What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? | abcbbb |
| What does Mr. Hooper’s congregation feel about his sudden adoption of the black veil? | makes them uneasy and they can think of no explanation of why he is wearing it |
| What happens at the end of the services on the first Sunday that Mr. Hooper wears the veil? | no one wants to walk next to him or invite him to Sunday dinner |
| After adopting the black veil permanently how does Mr. Hooper treat his congregation? | with same care he has always done |
| What persons still call on Mr. Hooper even with the veil? | those who are facing imminent death |
| Mr. Hooper tells his congregation that people must be prepared for the day when the veils will be removed from their faces. What does the congregation think about this? | they do not understand what he means |
| Why is this story a parable? | because the moral in the theme is crucially important |
| Why is Mr. Hooper doomed to be lonely? | because his fiancé Elizabeth ends their engagement |
| What does Mr. Hooper say about the symbolism of the veil? | it is a symbol of the way that all people hide their innermost selves |
| Why does Mr. Hooper make the choice to look differently that everyone else? | it is a symbolic act that will represent himself as a prisoner of a condition shared by all people |
| Order of events in part 1 of story: | 1-Homer Baron courts her 2- town gossips about her 3-she buys poison 4- For Rats written on the box of arsenic |
| Order of events in part 3 of story: | 1-servant vanishes 2-cousins arrive 3-Miss Emily is buried 4-skeleton discovered |
| Order of events in part 5 of story: | 1- Father dies 2-taxes remitted 3-Miss Emily refuses to pay taxes 4- aldermen try to collect taxes 5-Miss Emily dies |
| What do the townspeople find when they break down the door to the sealed room in Miss Emily’s house? | skeleton of Homer Barron |
| Why does Miss Emily refuse to pay taxes? | a former mayor had ordered that her taxes be permanently remitted |
| How does Miss Emily react when the druggist asks her why she is buying poison? | she just stares at him until he gives her the arsenic |
| What happens when the ladies appear at the house to offer Miss Emily condolences on her father’s death? | she tells the ladies that her father is not dead |
| When does the strange smell develop around Miss Emily’s house? | not too long after Homer Barron disappears |
| When the smell developed around Miss Emily’s home | why are the older aldermen reluctant to ask her about it? |
| Miss Emily’s father spoiled her | controlled her and was ___________. |
| What does Mr. Shiftlet say was his reason for improving the plantation? | he had taken a personal interest in it |
| Why is Mrs. Crater not afraid of Mr. Shiftlet when she first sees him? | he looks frail and only had one arm |
| What sleeping accommodations does Mrs. Crater offer Shiftlet? | he can sleep in the car |
| Mrs. Crater talks Shiftlet into fixing__________. | the car |
| What is Shiftlet’s reaction when the hitchhiker jumps out of the car? | he is shocked |
| How does the hitchhiker’s rejected make Shiftlet feel? | hopeless |
| After the wedding ceremony | how does Shiftlet feel? |
| Why does Lucynell not protest being left behind at the diner? | she is asleep |
| What meaning does the author hope to convey by choosing the name Shiftlet? | untrustworthy |
| What meaning does the author hope to convey by choosing the name Crater? | empty |
| What is the storm at the end of the story meant to convey? | that Shiftlet is part of the slime of the earth |
| What characters succumb to corruption in the film? | Jeff Leza Stella |
| What does Jeff do for a living? | photographer |
| Name two actions of ambiguous morals from the film? | going into an apartment without a search warrant and stealing evidence from a crime and acting as a peeping tom |
| Who dies in the film? | salesman’s wife |
| What does Hitchcock mix terror with in this film? | moment of security |
| Define horror. | fear mixed with revulsion |
| Who plays Leza in the film? | Grace Kelly |
| Who plays Jeff? | James Stewart |
| Who is the director? | Alfred Hitchcock |
