What is transcendentalism? a. a movement in which people turned to books and rejected the beauty of nature b. a period in history in which people rejected notions of love and beauty c. the idea that the human race is destined to become great through technology d. the belief that a person's intuition will her reach spiritual understanding

Which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the story? a. the water and wave motif conveys the queasy feeling the narrator has when walking alone at night. b. the firefly light conveys a feeling of nostalgia for long summer evenings spent with family. c. the phrase whispering and murmurs" suggests that the main character has fits of madness. d. the comparison of the street to a graveyard suggests that something is terribly wrong with society.