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What is the reason the narrator describes his background and methodical mind at the beginning of the story?
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To show that he is from a wealthy family
To emphasize his interest in German moralists
To make sure readers believe his fantastical tale
To prove that he is extremely intelligent
How does Edgar Allan Poe create a Gothic atmosphere when the narrator is on the boat bound for the Archipelago Islands?
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By describing the vastness of the sea to create a sense of loneliness
By introducing a ghost into the atmosphere of the narrator's cabin
By portraying a storm that brings chaos to the ship
By focusing on the strange and menacing interior of the ship
What happens to the ship when the narrator goes on deck in the middle of the night?
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The ship calmly sails through the ocean without any interruptions
The ship shakes and then gets caught in a whirlpool
The ship encounters pirates who take over and seize the cargo
The ship is overwhelmed by ghostly spirits singing haunting songs
Once the narrator and the shipmate are alone on the boat, how does Edgar Allan Poe use patterns and the concept of time to build suspense?
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By having the narrator count the hours and minutes until rescue arrives
By repeating certain phrases in different formations to disrupt the narrative flow
By highlighting the shipmate's recurring patterns of violence and madness
By obscuring when day begins and ends to create a sense of impending doom
What happens to the narrator when his ship encounters a gigantic vessel with a red light?
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The narrator tries to ask the crew of the gigantic vessel for help
The narrator is thrown onto the deck of the gigantic vessel
The narrator's ship battles with the gigantic vessel using cannons
The narrator manages to steer his ship away from the gigantic vessel
How does the narrator's role change as the sea becomes less predictable?
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He becomes a leader among the crew of the foreign vessel
He uses his knowledge of the sea to navigate the foreign vessel safely
He gives up his active role and leaves his fate to the sailors on the foreign vessel
He gains supernatural powers and controls the sea
How does the style of the narrator's writing change after he has spent time in the midst of the new crew and the large vessel's strange atmosphere?
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It becomes more technical and focused on sailing terminology
It takes the form of diary entries reporting on the narrator's findings
It becomes more poetic and uses metaphors to describe the sea
It becomes more concise and factual, leaving out personal experiences
What does the narrator do to the sail of the strange vessel?
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He paints the word DISCOVERY on the sail
He cuts a giant line through the sail
He paints the word MORALIST on the sail
He wraps himself in the sail like a mummy
How does the foreign ship handle the rough sea conditions?
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The ship easily maneuvers through the rough sea
The ship struggles against the waves and nearly capsizes
The ship remains stationary despite the rough sea conditions
The ship springs a leak but somehow doesn't sink
How does the strange vessel's captain serve as a foil to the narrator?
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He is exactly like the narrator in a strange and eerie way
His methods make the narrator's scientific disposition seem nonsensical
He is the exact opposite of the narrator in almost every way
He is a reflection of the narrator's future self if he stays on the vessel
When the strange vessel rushes forward while surrounded by walls of ice, what begins to excite the narrator despite his fear?
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The possibility that dwelling on the ship has made him immortal
The sense that nobody at home would ever believe what he has seen
The feeling of the wind in his hair and the icy air in his lungs
The inkling that the ship is headed toward a very interesting discovery
What are the final words written by the narrator?
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"Send help"
"Black water"
"Going down"
"Oh God"
