Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. Behind us, along the high-road, a tramcar went rocking by, doubtless bearing a few belated workers homeward. The stark incongruity of the thing was appalling. How little those weary toilers, hemmed about with the commonplace, suspected that almost within sight from the car windows, amid prosy benches, iron railings, and unromantic, flickering lamps, two fellow-men moved upon the border of a horror-land! Beneath the trees a shadow carpet lay, its edges tropically sharp; and fully ten yards from the first of the group, we two, hatless both, and sharing a common dread, paused for a moment and listened. The car had stopped at the farther extremity of the common, and now with a moan that grew to a shriek was rolling on its way again. We stood and listened until silence reclaimed the night. Not a footstep could be heard. Then slowly we walked on. At the edge of the forest we stopped again abruptly. Q 13. The time in which the scene is set is: Ops: A. in the afternoon B. late at night C. early morning D. Cannot be determined Q 14. Who is making the sound described as "moan that grew into a shriek"? Ops: A. The author B. The tramcar C. The author's friend D. A distant car Q 15. What were the author and his friend dreading? Ops: A. The arrival of the tramcar B. Being lost in the city C. Cannot be determined D. Being late to work

Behind us, along the high-road, a tramcar went rocking by, doubtless bearing a few belated workers homeward. The stark incongruity of the thing was appalling. How little those weary toilers, hemmed about with the commonplace, suspected that almost within sight from the car windows, amid prosy benches, iron railings, and unromantic, flickering lamps, two fellow-men moved upon the border of a horror-land! Beneath the trees a shadow carpet lay, its edges tropically sharp; and fully ten yards from the first of the group, we two, hatless both, and sharing a common dread, paused for a moment and listened. The car had stopped at the farther extremity of the common, and now with a moan that grew to a shriek was rolling on its way again. We stood and listened until silence reclaimed the night. Not a footstep could be heard. Then slowly we walked on. At the edge of the forest we stopped again abruptly. Q 11. The time in which the scene is set is: Ops: A. in the afternoon B. early morning C. Cannot be determined D. late at night Q 12. Who is making the sound described as "moan that grew into a shriek"? Ops: A. The author B. The author's friend C. A distant car D. The tramcar Q 13. What were the author and his friend dreading? Ops: A. Cannot be determined B. Being late to work C. The arrival of the tramcar D. Being lost in the city

During a dull, dark, and soundless day in autumn, when the clouds hung oppressively low, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country. At length I found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. I looked upon the scene before me; upon the mere house, and the simple landscape—upon the bleak walls—upon the vacant eye-like windows, upon a few rank marsh plants, and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees with an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation. What was it, I paused to think, what was it that so unnerved me about the House of Usher? It was possible, I reflected, that a mere different arrangement of the scene, of the details of the picture, would be sufficient to modify, or perhaps to annihilate its capacity for sorrowful impression. Then, acting upon this idea, I reined my horse to the precipitous brink of a black and lurid lake near the dwelling, and gazed down upon the warped reflection of the marsh plants, and the ghastly tree-stems, and the vacant eye-like windows.     Nevertheless, in this mansion of gloom I now proposed to take a sojourn of several weeks. Its proprietor, Roderick Usher, had been one of my friends in boyhood. Although, many years had passed since we last met. A letter, however, had reached me in a distant part of the country. A letter from him, which had required nothing less than a personal reply. Usher's letter spoke of illness,of a mental disorder which oppressed him and of an earnest desire to see me, as his best and indeed his only personal friend. His desire being, that through my cheerfulness, I could help to alleviate his malady. It was the way in which it was said, it was the heart that went with his request, which allowed me no room for hesitation; and I accordingly obeyed forthwith.3Which detail from the passage develops the theme that true friends can always be counted upon in times of need? A. A letter, however, had reached me in a distant part of the country. B. Nevertheless, in this mansion of gloom I now proposed to take a sojourn of several weeks. C. Its proprietor, Roderick Usher, had been one of my friends in boyhood. D. Usher's letter spoke of illness,of a mental disorder which oppressed him and of an earnest desire to see me . . .

st I thought it was a tram, but its shape was too organic, too lumpy, and it was going fartoo slowly for that, making almost no noise. It was swaying, swaying up the street with an evenmomentum in a rolling motion that was drawing it away from us like a tide, and every time itrocked forward, something about it made a soft dragging sound on the rails. As we watched, thething sucked in air and then let out a deep groan.‘That’s an elephant!’ I said.My grandfather said nothing. His glasses had fogged up during the walk, but he wasn’t takingthem off to wipe them. He took my hand; we watched the animal.Its ears were folded back against the domed, bouldered head with big-lidded eyes; the archedroll of the spine fell away into the hips; dry folds of skin shook around the shoulders and kneesas it shifted its weight. It seemed to take up the whole street. It dragged its curled trunk like a fistalong the ground.Several metres in front of it, holding a bag of something that must have been enormouslytempting, a short young man was walking slowly backward, drawing it forward with whispers.‘I saw them at the train station as I was coming home,’ my grandfather said.5101520253035

Which element of plot does this excerpt from "The Monkey's Paw" best represent?The knocking ceased suddenly, although the echoes of it were still in the house. He heard the chair drawn back and the door opened. A cold wind rushed up the staircase, and a long loud wail of disappointment and misery from his wife gave him courage to run down to her side, and then to the gate beyond. The street lamp flickering opposite shone on a quiet and deserted road.A.Rising actionB.Falling actionC.ExpositionD.ClimaxSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Using evidence from the text, explain what the "roads" symbolize in this poem.