What stands against the western wall of the last chamber? What might this foreshadow? from masque of the red death

Against the western wall of the last chamber stands a gigantic clock of ebony, which makes a really clear, loud and deep sound that made everyone stop what they were doing (musicians were playing and people were dancing) and made everyone disconcert. This might foreshadow what happens next in the story: the arrival of the Red Death.

Explanation:

In this exercise, you have to read the short story "The masque of the red death" written by Edgar Allan Poe and then answer the questions. This short story is about a Prince that builds a wall of iron to get his people safe from the Red Death that was devastating the country but when everyone is in the mask's party they realize the Red Death is there too.

the conclusion would be the most affected category scoring

answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.