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Read the following passage:

He suffered much from a morbid acuteness of the senses; the most insipid food was alone endurable; he could wear only garments of certain texture; the odors of all flowers were oppressive; his eyes were tortured by even a faint light; and there were but peculiar sounds, and these from stringed instruments, which did not inspire him with horror.
Who is being described in the above passage?

The narrator
Roderick Usher
Madeline Usher
Edgar Allan Poe

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Answer:

B. Roderick usher

Step-by-step explanation:

It says him, so it is either him or edgar. It also says that the character has suffered with "morbid acuteness of the senses; the most insipid food was alone endurable; he could wear only garments of certain texture; the odors of all flowers were oppressive; his eyes were tortured by even a faint light; and there were but peculiar sounds, and these from stringed instruments" SO we put 2 and 2 together, and we have roderick

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Answer: Roderick Usher

Step-by-step explanation:

Well one it says “he” so it was either him or Edgar and I remember this from the story

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