I woke up in my new house alone. I was trembling but did
not know why. Downstairs, the clock was chiming.
Nervously, I wrapped my dressing gown around me and
opened the bedroom door.
Which plot development would most clearly classify this story as a work of
Gothic literature?
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A. The narrator will realize that a burglar had broken into her house.
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B. The narrator will see that a car had hit the tree outside her house.
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C. The narrator will see a shadowy figure dart across the room.
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D. The narrator will realize there has been an earthquake.