Read this excerpt from the exposition in "The Monkey's Paw."
Without the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlor
of Lakesnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire
burned brightly.
What is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this
sentence?
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A. The parlor of the house is small, so the characters are probably
desperately poor.
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B. There is a pretty ordinary house in this story, so't is likely set in a
realistic location.
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C. The fire is burning brightly, so the characters are in danger of
getting burned.
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D. The house has a name, so it probably knows how to speak and
make decisions.​