The fall of the house of usher 6. What do the reactions to Sir Launcelot's "Mad Trist"
reveal about the narrator's and Roderick's different
points of view in the passage?
A. The narrator misses the parallels between Ethelred's
actions and those of Lady Madeline, accidentally
exacerbating Roderick even further.
B. The narrator brushes off the noise of Madeline's
escape as coincidence when matching Ethelred's
situation, showing his engrossment in fiction whereas
Roderick is all too present in reality, despite his
madness.
C. The narrator considers the writing of the "Mad Trist"
boring, but Roderick applies the fictitious action to the
events of the storm, exciting his anxieties further.
D. The narrator only comes to recognize the house as
sentient when the doors, like the jaws of the dragon
from the "Mad Trist," open to reveal a half-dead
Madeline, suggesting that the two male characters
briefly share a similar point of view only at the end of
the piece.

read this excerpt from “incidents in the life of a slave girl.”

i went about my evening work with trembling steps. mr. flint twice called from his chamber door to inquire why the house was not locked up. i replied that i had not done my work. "you have had time enough to do it," said he. "take care how you answer me! "

i shut all the windows, locked all the doors, and went up to the third story, to wait till midnight. how long those hours seemed, and how fervently i prayed that god would not forsake me in this hour of utmost need! i was about to risk everything on the throw of a die; and if i failed, o what would become of me and my poor children? they would be made to suffer for my fault.

at half past twelve i stole softly down stairs. i stopped on the second floor, thinking i heard a noise. i felt my way down into the parlor, and looked out of the window. the night was so intensely dark that i could see nothing. i raised the window very softly and jumped out. large drops of rain were falling, and the darkness bewildered me. i dropped on my knees, and breathed a short prayer to god for guidance and protection. i groped my way to the road, and rushed towards the town with almost lightning speed.

what is the main idea of this excerpt?

harriet worked for a man called mr. flint who became very impatient when she did not finish her work.

harriet waited until after midnight to run down the stairs and jump out of a window into the rain.

harriet was a frightened young girl who found the faith and courage to leave her home for an unknown life.

harriet felt very nervous about running away because she did not like being alone in the darkness.

explanation:

explanation:

you only need simple sentences to answer this. just answer these questions.

what do you think annie thinks of the mother? do you think annie believes the mother is a fit mother for helen.

what about the father? what would annie think of him? she might not like him, but does she respect him.

how about the son? would annie think he is the only voice of sanity in an insane place?

what about helen herself? this is the key question. how does she see helen? what do you suppose she thought her first job was going to be.

these aren't hard questions. just state the obvious. annie is not that well educated: she just knows what she has to do. write it that way.

you can do it if you've read the book or seen the play or movie.

where are the multiple choice answers?