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 [LC] The Fall of the House of UsherBy Edgar Allan Poe Noticing these things, I rode over a short causeway to the house. A servant in waiting took my horse, and I entered the Gothic archway of the hall. A valet, of stealthy step, thence conducted me, in silence, through many dark and intricate passages in my progress to the studio of his master. Much that I encountered on the way contributed, I know not how, to heighten the vague sentiments of which I have already spoken. While the objects around me—while the carvings of the ceilings, the sombre tapestries of the walls, the ebon blackness of the floors, and the phantasmagoric armorial trophies which rattled as I strode, were but matters to which, or to such as which, I had been accustomed from my infancy—while I hesitated not to acknowledge how familiar was all this—I still wondered to find how unfamiliar were the fancies which ordinary images were stirring up. On one of the staircases, I met the physician of the family. His countenance, I thought, wore a mingled expression of low cunning and perplexity. He accosted me with trepidation and passed on. The valet now threw open a door and ushered me into the presence of his master. Roderick Usher’s poemBy Edgar Allan Poe In the greenest of our valleys,  By good angels tenanted,Once a fair and stately palace—  Radiant palace—reared its head.In the monarch Thought’s dominion—  It stood there!Never seraph spread a pinion  Over fabric half so fair.   Banners yellow, glorious, golden,  On its roof did float and flow;(This—all this—was in the olden  Time long ago);And every gentle air that dallied,  In that sweet day,Along the ramparts plumed and pallid,A winged odor went away.           … And, round about his home, the glory  That blushed and bloomedIs but a dim-remembered story  Of the old time entombed.   And travellers now within that valley,  Through the red-litten windows seeVast forms that move fantastically  To a discordant melody;While, like a rapid ghastly river,  Through the pale door,A hideous throng rush out forever,  And laugh—but smile no more. Which words from the paragraph describe something similar to the “palace” of Roderick Usher’s poem? (5 points)

 [MC] Read the sentence below and answer the following question: That was the worst cold I’ve ever had. My nose was like a leaky faucet. The description in this sentence is an example of which of the following? (5 points)

 [MC] Which of the following would benefit from an informational graphic? (5 points)

 [MC] The Fall of the House of UsherBy Edgar Allan Poe Shaking off what must have been a dream, I scanned more narrowly the real aspect of the building. Its principal feature seemed to be that of an excessive antiquity. The discoloration of ages had been great. Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-work from the eaves. Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation. No portion of the masonry had fallen; and there appeared to be a wild inconsistency between its still perfect adaptation of parts, and the crumbling condition of the individual stones. In this there was much that reminded me of the specious totality of old wood-work which has rotted for long years in some neglected vault, with no disturbance from the breath of the external air. Beyond this indication of extensive decay, however, the fabric gave little token of instability. Perhaps the eye of a scrutinizing observer might have discovered a barely perceptible fissure, which, extending from the roof of the building in front, made its way down the wall in a zigzag direction, until it became lost in the sullen waters of the tarn. Which words best characterize the building as described in The Fall of the House of Usher? (5 points)

 [MC] Which of the following has a tone that is most appropriate for an argumentative paper? (5 points)

 [MC] The Fall of the House of UsherBy Edgar Allan Poe Shaking off what must have been a dream, I scanned more narrowly the real aspect of the building. Its principal feature seemed to be that of an excessive antiquity. The discoloration of ages had been great. Minute fungi overspread the whole exterior, hanging in a fine tangled web-work from the eaves. Yet all this was apart from any extraordinary dilapidation. No portion of the masonry had fallen; and there appeared to be a wild inconsistency between its still perfect adaptation of parts, and the crumbling condition of the individual stones. In this there was much that reminded me of the specious totality of old wood-work which has rotted for long years in some neglected vault, with no disturbance from the breath of the external air. Beyond this indication of extensive decay, however, the fabric gave little token of instability. Perhaps the eye of a scrutinizing observer might have discovered a barely perceptible fissure, which, extending from the roof of the building in front, made its way down the wall in a zigzag direction, until it became lost in the sullen waters of the tarn. Read this line from The Fall of the House of Usher: Beyond this indication of extensive decay, however, the fabric gave little token of instability. What does this line say about the house? (5 points)

 [MC] Read the sentence and answer the following question: I would like to give you my thoughts on this organic gardening movement. Which revision would make this sentence more precise? (5 points)

 [MC] Roderick Usher’s poemBy Edgar Allan Poe In the greenest of our valleys,By good angels tenanted,Once a fair and stately palace—Radiant palace—reared its head.In the monarch Thought’s dominion—It stood there!Never seraph spread a pinionOver fabric half so fair.   Banners yellow, glorious, golden,On its roof did float and flow;(This—all this—was in the oldenTime long ago);And every gentle air that dallied,In that sweet day,Along the ramparts plumed and pallid,A winged odor went away.          … And, round about his home, the gloryThat blushed and bloomedIs but a dim-remembered storyOf the old time entombed.   And travellers now within that valley,Through the red-litten windows seeVast forms that move fantasticallyTo a discordant melody;While, like a rapid ghastly river,Through the pale door,A hideous throng rush out forever,And laugh—but smile no more. Read this line from Roderick Usher’s poem: Is but a dim-remembered story  Of the old time entombed. What does the phrase dim-remembered mean? (5 points)

 [LC] Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Infamy SpeechDecember 8, 1941 “Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its Government and its Emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in Oahu, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to the Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message. While this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or armed attack.It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time the Japanese Government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace. The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. Very many American lives have been lost. In addition American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu. The speaker begins by (5 points)

 [MC] Roderick Usher’s poemBy Edgar Allan Poe In the greenest of our valleys,  By good angels tenanted,Once a fair and stately palace—  Radiant palace—reared its head.In the monarch Thought’s dominion—  It stood there!Never seraph spread a pinion  Over fabric half so fair.   Banners yellow, glorious, golden,  On its roof did float and flow;(This—all this—was in the olden  Time long ago);And every gentle air that dallied,  In that sweet day,Along the ramparts plumed and pallid,A winged odor went away.   Wanderers in that happy valley  Through two luminous windows sawFigures moving musically  To a lute’s well-tunèd law;Round about a throne, where sitting  (Porphyrogene!)In state his glory well befitting,  The ruler of the realm was seen. Read this excerpt from Roderick Usher’s poem: Wanderers in that happy valley  Through two luminous windows sawFigures moving musically  To a lute’s well-tunèd law What is the most likely explanation for what law means in this line? (5 points)