She was a blooming lass of fresh eighteen, plump as a partridge, ripe and melting and rosy-cheeked as one of her father’s peaches, and universally famed, not merely for her beauty, but her vast expectations. . . . She wore ornaments of pure yellow gold to set off her charms, and a provokingly short petticoat to display the prettiest foot and ankle in the country round. This is_______________?

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Bartolome de Las Casas wrote_____________?

A. The devastation of the indies B. Flor Y Canto C. A Very Old Man with Enormous wings D. Hopskotch...

The farmer drove his plough-share deep “Whose bones are these?” said he, “I find them where my browsing sheep Roam o’er the upland lea.” What does “lea” mean? Veldu eitt ?

A. Rocky land B. Bridge C. Plain or plateau D. Meadow or pastureland...

During the Colonial Time Period, the writing was influenced most by what religious persuasion ?

A. The Puritans B. The Catholics C. The Pilgrims D. The Anglo Saxons...

“Gradually light returns to the street” means_______________?

A. life resumes to normal routine B. it is day break C. streets are bright D. life is unpredictable...

For a time the narrator comforts Roderick by reading and painting with him; one of Roderick’s paintings is described as follows: “A small picture presented the interior of an immensely long and rectangular vault or tunnel, with low walls, smooth, white, and without interruption or device. Certain accessory points of the design served well to convey the idea that this excavation lay at an exceeding depth below the surface of the earth.” What later event in the story does this picture foreshadow ?

A. The narrator and Roderick bury Madeline alive in a stone tomb beneath the mansion. B. The narrator and Roderick drown Madeline in the tarn next to the mansion. C. Roderick and Madeline escape the house via an underground tunnel. D. The narrator and Roderick become trapped in catacombs beneath the mansion....