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English 10
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The Masque of the Red Death
Literary Response and Analysis Questions
Directions:
Read each question carefully and then respond to each thoughtfully, correctly and completely.
Responses are worth two points each.
1. How do Prince Prospero and his friends try to escape from the Red Death?
2. What kind of life do the prince and his guests lead in their world apart?
3. Describe the seven rooms of the prince’s suite.
4. Why do the guests avoid the seventh room?
5. How do the guests respond to the chiming of the ebony clock?
6. How does the masked ball end?
7. In the long paragraph that describes the masquerade on pages 423-424, what details
suggest madness?
8. What is the climax of this horror story – the moment of greatest suspense and emotion,
when you know how the problem in the story is going to be resolved?
ELA Content Standard 2.0 (Reading Comprehension)