Vocab
What does gregarious mean?
A) Large
B) Friendly
C) Strange
Friendly
The stranger says he would like to do this at the beginning of the story?
Poke around outside for a while
WHERE the story takes place
What is a house in a quiet, residential neighborhood
What could be a traditional gothic setting?
Somewhere gloomy, scary, or creepy.
What is the stranger wearing?
A conservative suit
What does defiantly mean?
in a manner that shows open resistance or bold disobedience:
What unusual request did the stranger make before he leaves at the end?
To go into the basement.
WHEN the story takes place
What are types of characters in a traditional gothic novel
Supernatural beings, who are mentally unstable, monsters
Why does the stranger say he has come to the house?
He was in town on business and it was his childhood home.
What is perspiration?
Sweat
Why does the stranger want to see the son's room?
It is his old room
What part of the kitchen is the stranger very intrigued by?
The door to the basement
What is the difference between a modern Gothic tale and a traditional Gothic tale?
Multiple answers
What part of the story might support the idea that the stranger is actually a ghost?
Multiple answers
What is an adverb?
modifier of a verb, an adjective, another adverb
What is the father's attitude toward the stranger when the story begins?
Unsure, but friendly and welcoming.
What part of the house was "one of my happy places" according to the stranger?
The window seat in the living room
What was the original meaning of "gothic?
ancient german tribe
What apparent mistake does the stranger make when he responds to the mother’s question about whether his family is still living?
"We've all been dead"
What is allure?
the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating:
Where does the stranger go in the backyard? (The parents worry it will break)
The swings
What description of the house is remembered by the Stranger when in the kitchen?
"dark by day, dark by night"
What year was gothic literature created?
1764
Where was the stranger's seat at the dinner table?
He doesn't remember