Charles Dickens: Signalman 1

What made him to become a great writer and a storyteller?

• had a gift for it

• his challenges as a child

• his father push him to be good

• her mother taught him to write

Why did Charles Dickens have to stop going to school?

• he had to work

• he got really sick

• her mother died

• father had money problems

Who is the author of The Signalman?

• Emily Dickinson

• Ernest Hamingway

• William Shakespeare

• Charles Dickens

One of the elements of Gothic literature is ___________ settings like decaying castles, haunted houses, and trapdoors or cellars.

• supernatural

• gloomy

• isolation

• fear

In Gothic novels, the conflict is often....

• person vs. technology
• person vs. society
• person vs. supernatural

Which of the following best defines the verb ´to furl?'

• To scatter in all directions
• To crumple and unfold
• To spread out widely
• To roll up or fold in a tight and neat manner

Which of the following best defines the verb `to foreshorten?´

• Creating a 3D effect using shading
• Enlarging an image proportionally
• Stretching an image horizontally
• To drastically reduce or shorten something in scale

Which of the following best defines the verb `to pulsate?´

• To shrink and expand irregularly
• To remain still and motionless
• To rotate rapidly
• To expand and contract rhythmically

Which of the following best defines the term `idle?'

• Energetic and active
• Not active or not in use
• Busy and occupied
• Engaged and working

Which of the following best defines the word 'vague?´

• Precise or well-defined
• Specific or clearly defined
• Obvious or evident
• Unclear or not clearly defined