Seven Stories of Mystery and Horror

Worksheet Answer Key
ELEMENTARY LEVEL
Seven Stories of Mystery and Horror
EDGAR ALLAN POE
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Student’s own answers.
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The Pit And The Pendulum
The Gold Bug
The Facts In The Case Of Mr Valdemar
The Fall Of The House Of Usher
Down Into The Maelstrom
The Masque Of The Red Death
The Oblong Box
A torture chamber
A buried pirate treasure
Hypnotism of a sick man
A haunted House
A great ocean whirlpool
A deadly disease
A ship that sinks because of a body in a coffin
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Who dies?
How do they die?
Which story?
Mr Valdemar
a disease of the lungs
The Facts In The Case Of
Mr Valdemar
Madeline Usher
a strange illness
The Fall Of The House Of Usher
Roderick Usher
His sister kills him.
The Fall Of The House Of Usher
The guide’s two brothers
drowning
Down Into The Maelström
The Prince and all his guests
a disease called the red death
The Masque Of The Red Death
Cornelius
drowning
The Oblong Box
Cornelius’ wife
She died suddenly.
The Oblong Box
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burning walls
skull
dead but alive
a scary house
fishermen
a great party
a sinking ship
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Student’s own answers.
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Student’s own answers.
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a prison cell
Captain Kidd
a scientist
a sick sister
a broken watch
a large clock
a beautiful wife
thirsty
secret message
yellow liquid
a great storm
brothers dying
the black room
an artist
SEVEN STORIES OF MYSTERY AND HORROR
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