Question

guided practice
from \the fall of the house of usher\ by edgar allan poe
\a cadaverousness of complexion; an eye large, liquid, and luminous beyond comparison; lips somewhat thin and very pallid, but of a surpassingly beautiful curve; a nose of delicate hebrew model, but with a breadth of nostril unusual in similar formations; a finely molded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy; hair of a more than weblike softness and tenuity—these features, with an inordinate expansion above the regions of the temple, made up altogether a countenance not easily to be forgotten.

in this story, the narrator is shocked when he is reunited with usher. which phrase or sentence from the excerpt sums up how the narrator is feeling?
a. these features, with an inordinate expansion above the regions of the temple, made up altogether a countenance not easily to be forgotten.

b. but of a surpassingly beautiful curve; a nose of delicate hebrew model, but with a breadth of nostril unusual in similar formations; a finely molded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy; hair of a more than weblike softness and tenuity

c. a cadaverousness of complexion; an eye large, liquid, and luminous beyond comparison; lips somewhat thin and very pallid

Explanation:

The question asks for the phrase that sums up the narrator's shock at seeing Usher. Option A describes Usher's face as an unforgettable, unusual whole, which directly reflects the narrator's shocked reaction to his striking, unsettling appearance. The other options only detail specific physical features, not the overall shocking impression.

Answer:

A. these features, with an inordinate expansion above the regions of the temple, made up altogether a countenance not easily to be forgotten.