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Vocabulary
The Possibility of Evil
The Seventh Man
There Will Come Soft Rains
The Seventh Man Vocabulary
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corrupt
What is degrade?
100
The baby does not move around enough.
Why is Helen Crane is worried about her baby?
100
flashback
What literary device is used to tell the story?
100
one complete day
What time period is covered in the story?
100
threatening
What is ominous?
200
intensely fond
What is infatuated?
200
anonymous
What word best describes Miss Strangeworth's letters?
200
painting
What is K.'s talent?
200
mechanical
What word best describes the actions of the house?
200
violent
What is savagery?
300
allowing light to show through
What is translucent?
300
She wants to rid the town of evil.
What is Miss Strangeworth's motivation for sending letters?
300
guilty
How does the narrator feel about what happened to K.?
300
The house reads a poem.
What does the house do in the evening?
300
resolve a conflict
What is reconciliation?
400
splendid
What is sublime?
400
Miss Strangeworth doesn't want to get caught sending letters.
Why does Miss Strangeworth send letters after the post office closes?
400
The narrator returns to his hometown.
When does the narrator get over his feelings about K.?
400
The house burns in a fire.
What happens last in the story?
400
state of confusion
What is delirium?
500
an irrational fear
What is paranoia?
500
"An eye for an eye."
What saying do the people who destroyed the roses believe in?
500
He ran away from the wave instead of saving K..
Why does the narrator feel guilty?
500
No one is alive to hear the voices.
What is strange about the voices in the house?
500
a feeling or emotion
What is sentiment?