Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Test

 

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Whic Which h of th the e fiv five e stor stories ies do tthe he fo follow llowing ing se senten ntences ces come from? The Fall of the House of Usher , The Black Cat , The Masque of the Red Death , William Wilson , The Tell-Tale Heart .

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b What What change changed d the narr narrator ator in The Black Cat from a quiet gentle man into a violent one? ........................ ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... ........................ ........... c Wher Wheree did the the light for for Princ Princee Prospero’ Prospero’ss sev seven en rooms come from? ........................ ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... ........................ ........... d In which which city city did William William Wilson Wilson kill tthe he other William Wilson? ........................ ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... ........................ ........... e Wher Wheree did the murder murderer er put the old old man man’s ’s body and his ‘tell-tale heart’? ........................ ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... ........................ ...........

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Matc Match haw word ord fro from m A wit with h a de defin finitio ition n fr from om B B.. A

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evil mad terror horror imagination

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a fe feelin eling g of great great fear fear or disli dislike ke maki making ng pictur pictures es in your mind mind very ba bad, d, very wron wrong g with with a sic sick km min ind d ver ery yg grrea eatt fea fearr 20 marks

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Fi Fill ll in the the g gap aps s u usi sing ng:: axe , cloak , dragon , lantern , sword .

a In R Roderick oderick Usher’s Usher’s fa favo vourite urite b book, ook, The Sad, Mad life of Sir Launcelot Canning Canning,, Ethelred fights a ..............., with fire coming out of its mouth. b The narr narrat ator or of The Black Cat kills Cat kills his wife with an ................ . c Willi illiam am Wilso Wilson n had a v very ery unusua unusuall and expensive ..............., which a shop made specially for him. d Wi William lliam Wilson Wilson kille killed d the other Wi William lliam Wilson Wilson with a ................ ................ . e The The m mur urde dere rerr in in The Tell-Tale Heart looked Heart looked at

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Answ Answer er thes these e ques questions tions.. Ther There e is one abou aboutt each of the stories.

a Wha Whatt was was nex nextt to the House House of Usher Usher,, and finally closed over it? ........................ ............ ......................... .......................... .......................... ........................ ...........

a ‘At Oxford Oxford I spent spent a lot lot of my time gambling.’ gambling.’ ............... b ‘I dec decided ided to to hide the the body body behi behind nd the w walls alls o off the cellar.’ ............... c ‘He pa painte inted d strange strange pictu pictures res,, and sang sang mysterious songs with wild words.’ ............... d ‘I ope opened ned th thee lantern lantern a little little an and d a thin ray ray o off light fell on his eye.’ ............... e ‘But no one was was brave brave enough now to enter the black room.’ ...............

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the old man with a ............... at night.

Roderick Usher , Lady Madeleine Usher , the stranger (in The Masque of the Red Death ), ), William Wilson (the narrator), the narrator), the old man (in The Tell-Tale Heart ). ).

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Who . . .

a . . . near nearly ly too took k all all the the mone money y of a man man ca calle lled d Glendinning? ............... b . . . had had a pale pale blu bluee ey eyee like like the ey eyee of a vultu vulture? re? ............... c . . . was was buri buried ed a ali liv ve in a v vau ault lt unde underr an old old house? .............. d . . . had had the the face face of of a dead man, man, co cov ver ered ed with with blood? ............... e . . . could could onl only y eat eat ffood ood tha thatt almos almostt ha had d no taste? ............... ...............

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12 Roderick Usher had to choose his clothes very very carefully because _____.   a  mo  most st of tthe hem m hur hurtt h his is sk skin in b  he was very tall c  h  his is sist sister er was ill ill d  he didn’t like black

Setting Choose the best answer.

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1 The write writerr visited visited th thee House House of Usher o on n _____. _____. a  a beautiful summer day b  a co cold ld wint winter er nigh nightt c  a grey autumn day d  a sunny spring afternoon 2 Whe When n he sa saw w the House House of Usher the the writer writer felt felt  _____. a  h  ha appy b  s  sa ad c  il  ill d  terrible 3 Lif Lifee changed changed for for the man man with the the bla black ck cat cat when he _____. a  g  go ot married b  met his wife c  started drinking heavily d  started playing with animals 4 The m man an with the the black black ccat at felt felt sadness sadness an and d pain when when he thought of _____. a  ki  kill llin ing g hi his wif wifee b  hanging the cat from the tree c  cutting the cat’s eye from its socket d  hiding his wife’s body

13 Lady Ma Madele deleine’ ine’ss coffi coffin n was tak taken en to _____.   a  th  the lake b  her bedroom c  th  the vaults d  her brother’s bedroom 14 The m man an with tthe he black black ca catt got marrie married d _____.   a  w  whe hen nh hee was was qui quite te you young ng b  three times c  whe  when n he w was as old d  to a woman who did not like animals 15 Prince Prospero invited _____ people to stay in one of his castles.   a  a hundred b  two hundred c  tw  two thousand d  a thousand 16 Prince Prospero tried to kill the masked stranger with _____.   a  a sword b  an  an axe c  his hands d  a rope 17 The only strange thing about William Wilson Wilson was his _____. a  cl  clothing b  vo  voice c  h  ha air d  face 18 Glen Glendinn dinning ing met the the writer writer _____ _____..   a  in  in Rome b  at  at a party c  playing cards d  at university 19 The old man had a _____ eye, eye, the eye of a vultur vulture. e.   a  gr  green b  b  bllue c  re  red d  black 20 The w write riterr hid the the old man’s man’s body body _____. _____.   a  un  unde derr the the woo oode den n flo floor or b  behind the wall all in in th thee cell cellar ar c  in a coffin in the vaults d  in the garden

5 Ev Everybo erybody dy was was afraid afraid of the Red Death Death because because people _____. a  w  wo ore rred ed mas masks b  had to wear red clothes c  started to bleed from every part of their bodies d  died when they saw the colour 6 At Prince Prospe Prospero’ ro’ss ball every every man man and woman woman was dressed _____. a  lik  like a terr terrib ible le drea dream m b  in red c  i  in n white d  in beautiful clothes 7 The w write riterr in the story story of William William W Wilso ilson n only listened to _____. a  h  hiimself b  h  hiis friends c  his parents d  William Wilson 8 William W Wilson ilson was was differen differentt to the other boys boys at

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school because he _____ the writer of the story. a  was  was th thee bes bestt ffri rien end d of of b  refused to obey c  d  did idn n’t pla play wi with th d  didn’t talk to 9 Eve Every ry night the man opened the old man’ man’ss door to put his _____ inside the room. a  h  heead b  f  fo oot c  la  lantern d  bed 10 On the _____ night he started opening the door even more carefully.   a  s  seecond b  s  seeventh c  eighth d  tenth

Dialogue Who said or thought this?

21 ‘Y ‘You ou will p proba robably bly no nott see her her again a aliv live.’ e.’   a  L  La ady Mad adeelein leinee b  the family doctor c  Ro  Roderi erick U Ush sheer d  the writer 22 ‘Let’s close the window and read together.’ together.’   a  Ro  Roderic rick U Ussher her b  the writer c  L  La ady Made adelein leinee d  the family doctor 23 ‘The next day I went back into the house and I saw several people standing in a group, looking at a wall.’   a  a policeman b  the writer

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Characters

c  the  the writ writer er’’s w wif ifee

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d  a neighbour

11 Roderick Usher was was the _____ in his family.   a  on  only ly on onee wit with h chi child ldre ren n b  last living man c  r  riichest man d  poorest man

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Tales of Mystery and Imagination 24 ‘Do you you see how how well built this house is? These walls, you will notice, are very strong.’   a   the  the wri write ter’ r’ss wif wifee b   a neighbour c   a policeman d   the writer 25 ‘Who is mad enough to play games with us, and   26   27   28

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39 to mo move ve suddenly by accident, and fall or almost fall a  sl  slip b   p  pllunge c   th  throw d  whisper 40 the sound sound o off a bell bell in in a ccloc lock k a  advice b  ch  chime c  o  ou utlined d  paint

with death, in this way?’ a   t  th he Re Red Death b   the writer c   Pr  Prin incce P Prrospe perro d  a friend ‘Let ‘Let’’s double double the sstak takes. es.’’ a   Gl  Glendinning b  Mr Preston c   t  th he writer d   William Wilson ‘I have have had enough trouble from y you! ou! This is the last time you’ll follow me anywhere!’ a   Gl  Glendinning b  the writer c   Wil  Willi liam am Wilso ilson n d   the Duke Di Broglio ‘Y ‘You ou have have won, and I have have lost. But from this moment you, too, are dead – dead to the world, to Heaven, and to hope!’ a   Wil  Willi liam am Wilso ilson n b   Glendinning c   M  Mrr Preston d   the Duke Di Broglio ‘And then I heard a sound. Hadn’t I told y you ou that my hearing was excellent?’ a   t  th he old man b  the writer c   a policeman d   a neighbour ‘Sto ‘Stop p pret pretendi ending ng that y you ou cannot cannot hear it!’ it!’ a   th  thee ne neighbour b   a policeman c   t  th he old man d   the writer

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Plot Choose the best answer.

41 Lady Madeleine was Roderick Usher’ Usher’ss _____.   a   mo  mother b   si  sister c   daughter d   friend 42 Roder oderick ick Us Usher her w was as killed killed b by y _____. _____.   a   th  the writer b  his own terror c   h  hiis illness d   Ethelred 43 The b blac lack k cat had had the shap shapee of _____ on its chest. chest.   a   th  the ga gallows b   an  an axe c   a vulture d   a mask 44 The man killed his wife with an axe because  _____.   a   she  she w wan ante ted d to to llea eav ve him him b   she stopped hi him m kil killi ling ng th thee cat cat c   she didn’t want to go to the cellar d   she killed the cat 45 When the man with the black cat killed his wife he hid her body _____.   a   in  in tth he v va aults b   in the lake c   under the wooden floor d   behind the walls of the cellar 46 Prince Prospero w was as in _____ w when hen he saw saw the masked stranger strang er..   a   th  the cellar b   his bedroom c   th  the blue ro room d   the vaults 47 The Prince’ Prince’ss friends were were all too frightened to  _____ the masked stranger stranger..   a   to  touch b   lo  look at c   talk to d   run towards 48 _____ los lostt everythi everything ng he had playing playing cards cards..   a   W  Wil illi liam am Wilson lson b   The writer c   M  Mrr Preston d   Glendinning 49 The writer realized that every time W Wilson ilson appeared he had never seen his _____. a   cl  cloak b   fa  f ace c   ma  mask d   clothes 50 The writer put his _____ on the place where he had hidden the body. a   b  beed b   fo  foot c   ch  chair d  ears

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Vocabulary Choose the best answer.

31 a fee feeling ling o off deep sadness sadness and and hopele hopelessne ssness ss a   a  an nger b   g  glloom c   ev  evil d   mad 32 not ki kind; nd; bringin bringing g pain or troub trouble le to some someone one a   cr  cruel b   cr  crack c   ho  horror d  terror 33 very gr grea eatt ffea earr a   ma  mad b  h  heell c   te  terror d   horrible 34 a narrow narrow way way in a building a  p  pa assage b  va  vault c  ce  cellar d  plaster 35 a tthi hin n li line ne of of lig light ht a   ch  chime b   c  ca andle c   ra  ray d   mask 36 a wid widee loose loose co coat at wi withou thoutt sle sleev eves es a   c  clloak b   ch  chest c   c  crrack d  chime 37 a big dangerous animal with fire in its mouth, which lives only in stories a  v  vu ulture b  p  pllunge c  dr  dragon d  evil 38 with little little colou colourr in the face a   m  ma ask b   t  teears c  so  s ocket

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