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Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” — Unit test

Question 19 of 25 • NY-Common Core ELA 12

Which passage from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the most characteristic of gothic literature?

Answer
A
“Black mail I suppose; an honest man paying through the nose for some of the capers of his youth.”
B
“I feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment.”
C
“And yet it’s not so sure; for the buildings are so packed together about the court, that it’s hard to say where one ends and another begins.”
D
“There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something down-right detestable.”
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