Which portion of this passage indicates that the narrator observed Roderick Usher trying to appear cheerful and friendly, in contrast to his 'terribly altered" appearance? O Usher "had been lying at full length on a sofa.
O Usher welcomed the narrator with a vivacious warmth."
Usher appeared to the narrator to be making a 'constrained effort."
O Usher 'spoke not" while he and the narrator sat.

ok so i couldn't find an answer for this on but i just took the test and it's not C! just posting it so ppl could answer for future students who take the course lolo

The war of the worlds by h. g. wells but, looking, i presently saw something stirring within the then something resembling a little gray snake, about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle and wriggled in the air toward me – and then another the war of the worlds (radio broadcast) by orson welles good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. now it's another one, and another. they look like tentacles to me. which sentence best describes the tone of the passage from the book compared to the passage from the radio broadcast? a. the book has a more matter-of-fact tone, b. the book has an angrier tone. c. the book has a scarier tone. d. the book has a more surprised tone.

What is the definition of scathing? a. to assail with abusive language c. to deter by advice or persuasion b. bitterly severe, as a remark d. the west wind; a mild wind

Which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt?