Which object in the study has symbolic, emotional significance to Dr. Heidegger?
A) the faded rose
B) the bronze bust of Hippocrates
C) the skeleton in the corner closet
D) the portrait of the young lady in the faded gown
You might as well ask whether an old woman's wrinkled face could ever bloom again.
These words said by Widow Wycherly are an example of
A) flashback.
B) foreshadowing.
C) irony.
D) oxymoron.
Which dictionary definition of woeful BEST fits its use in the last sentence of paragraph 1?
A) grieving
B) poor
C) sorry
D) unhappy
That very singular man, old Dr. Heidegger, once invited four venerable friends to meet him in his study.
Why did the author choose to describe the four friends as venerable in this sentence?
A) to foreshadow that the experiment will probably go bad in the end
B) to make the sentence more positive, since the story is potentially frightening
C) to suggest that each of the three friends will eventually turn on Dr. Heidegger
D) to let the reader know these guests were respected, admired, and generally well-behaved.
The opposite side of the chamber was ornamented with the full-length portrait of a young lady, arrayed in the faded magnificence of silk, satin, and brocade, and with a visage as faded as her dress.
Which definition of the word visage best fits the context of the above sentence?
A) a person's face
B) a type of poison
C) a painted portrait
D) a frame of a painting
