The author uses suspense in the story to

keep us reading to see what happens next

Which quote confirms that the party goers were involved in revelry?

"making merry and speaking brightly to one another"

The main reason for the narrator to leave the castle was to

see the light of the outside world

Which of these did not happen at the party?

the party goers attacked him out of fear

When the narrator arrived at the party,

the party goers were terrified.

Explain the phrase "maddeningly familiar, yet full of perplexing strangeness"?

feels like he has been there before but also odd or unusual

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The Outsider by HP Lovecraft (Comprehension Plus)

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1
The tower is described as
beautiful
easy to climb
brightly lit
moldy and crumbling
2
Who is the author of "The Outsider"?
Edgar Allan Poe
Walt Whitman
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
H.P. Lovecraft
3
The author uses suspense in the story to
bore his readers to tears
make us unhappy that we read the story
make us laugh at his jokes
keep us reading to see what happens next
4
How did the narrator know anything of the outside world?
A friend sent him a text.
He saw pictures in books.
His Mom told him.
He watched it on TV.
5
The narrator is unreliable due to
his age
his friends
his inability to see or hear
his mental state
6
What author is Lovecraft's idol or inspiration?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Edgar Allen Poe
Oscar Wilde
Mary Shelley
7
What is the author's point of view?
1st person
3rd person omniscient
3rd person limited
2nd person
8
Which quote confirms that the party goers were involved in revelry?
"covered their eyes with their hands"
"making merry and speaking brightly to one another"
"eaten away and bone-revealing outlines"
"it was not of this world"
9
The main reason for the narrator to leave the castle was to
go to the library to check out more books
see the light of the outside world
go to a party and hang out with other people
find ways to cope with his fears
10
Which of these did not happen at the party?
the party goers attacked him out of fear
the narrator saw himself in a mirror
the party goers ran away screaming
the narrator is finally outside the castle
11
According to the text, information regarding the narrator's upbringing tells us that
he was born in Alaska
he was under 5 lbs. at birth
his caretakers were aliens
he has very little knowledge
12
Which word indicates that the narrator was disgusting?
pinnacle
prodigious
abomination
revelry
13
Based on the text, where could you infer that the place and time of the setting might be?
the Hawaiian coast in the 1950s
Set in the future on Mars
Medieval Times / Middle Ages
modern times in Titusville, Florida
14
In the story "The Outsider," what genre does the author use?
science fiction
nonfiction
fantasy
horror
15
When the narrator arrived at the party,
the party goers gave him food and drink.
the party goers wanted to dance with him.
the party goers were terrified.
the party goers ran to greet him.
16
All of these describe the narrator except
abnormal
other worldly
undead
fully human
17
In reference to how high he climbed, prodigious means
teeny tiny
a long time ago
great in size
under water
18
According to the story, fear is a strong emotion and the greatest fear is
the undead
the zombie apocalypse
the unknown
loneliness
19
The repeated use of the word "slab" suggests
the narrator eats lots of bacon
the narrator is inside a tomb
the narrator is a dirty mess
the narrator likes concrete
20
Explain the phrase "maddeningly familiar, yet full of perplexing strangeness"?
feels warm and cozy
feels like his family might be there
feels like he has been there before but also odd or unusual
feels like a place he had never been

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