English

Eleanor Mclaughlin

12 October, 16:04

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "The Monkey's Paw."

Without the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlor

of Lakesnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire

burned brightly.

What is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this

sentence?

O

A. The parlor of the house is small, so the characters are probably

desperately poor.

O

B. There is a pretty ordinary house in this story, so't is likely set in a

realistic location.

O

C. The fire is burning brightly, so the characters are in danger of

getting burned.

O

D. The house has a name, so it probably knows how to speak and

make decisions.