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The Oval Portrait

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  • How did the narrator feel at the beginning of the story?
    In pain. Weak. Afraid of dying.
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  • How did the narrator know about the stoy of each painting?
    He found a book on the bed next to his.
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  • What did the narrator do as soon as he saw her portrait the first time?
    He closed his eyes.
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  • Was the portrait in a square frame?
    No. It was in an oval frame.
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  • True or False? The portrait showed the young woman's whole body.
    False. It only showed her shoulders and head.
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  • True or False? The more the narrator looked at the portrait the more relaxed he felt.
    False. He felt afraid, fear mixed with horror.
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  • True or False? The painter was a silent man.
    True
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  • Why did she keep smiling even though she felt weak?Why did the young wife hate the paintings?
    Because they kept him away from her.Because she loved her husband. She saw how much he enjoyed painting.
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  • Why did she keep smiling even though she felt weak?
    False. She was already dead.Because she loved her husband. She saw how much he enjoyed painting.
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  • True or false? The painter noticed his wife was dying and saved her.
    False. She was already dead.
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