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Reading Control
“La Esfinge” Edgar Allan Poe

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Curso: Ideal score: 41 points
Objective: Understand a text by reflecting on it based on your knowledge of the world.
Instructions:
Read each question carefully before answering.
Respond with a ballpoint pen and avoiding smudges.
Take care of your spelling, writing, and handwriting.
Remember to silence and save your phone.
In case of doubts, contact the teacher.

Item I. True or False. Place an F if you think it is false or a V if you think it is true.
True. Remember to justify the false ones. (12 points)

The events take place during the winter.

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The monster had a skull on its chest.
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3. ____ The host had an intellect saturated with philosophy.
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The protagonist believed in omens.
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The monster for the protagonist was small and fragile.
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6. ____ The story takes place in Chicago.
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Item II. Multiple Choice. Circle the option that you consider correct.
(12 points)

What type of narrator is present in the story? 4. The reaction of the host upon hearing the anecdote of
A) Omniscient narrator. the protagonist was:
B) Narrator with partial knowledge. A) To cry.
C) Test narrator. B) To get scared.
D) Protagonist narrator. C) To laugh.
D) Search.
The disease that was ravaging New York was: 5. The monster is actually:
A) The anger. A bug.
B) The plague. B) A larva.
C) Anger. A bird.
D) Tuberculosis. A bee.

3. Upon seeing the monster for the first time, the protagonist: What type of text is read?
It is paralyzed. A) Novel.
B) Faints. B) Story.
C) Running sale. C) Fable.
D) None of the above. D) Legend.
Item III. Reading comprehension. Respond in the most complete way possible to the following
questions. (12 points)

1. According to the protagonist, what was the monster like? Describe it. (4 points)
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2. According to the reading, how could you explain the difference between what the protagonist sees and
What does your host see? Explain. (4 points)
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3. Why is this text a horror story? Explain according to the reading. (4 points)
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Item IV. Reflection. Answer the questions posed below, do not forget to justify.
(5 puntos)

1. "...the main source of error, in all the searches that men undertake, was the
tendency of the intellect to underestimate or exaggerate the importance of an object, as a consequence
from the simple fact of placing it wrong.

According to the reading and the actions of the protagonist, what meaning would you give to the fragment?
previous? Explain. (5 points)

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