This test checks understanding of common symbols, motifs, and moral lessons used in ghostly redemption narratives in English literature.

The burden of past actions and self-imposed punishment

In literature, what does a ghost bound in heavy chains most commonly symbolize?

To provide comic relief and lighten the plot

To warn the protagonist and offer a chance to change

What is a frequent narrative purpose of ghostly visitations in moral or redemption stories?

Physical transformation and shapeshifting

The continuity of time, memory, or the connection between past and present

A figure depicted as both a child and an old person in one form most often symbolizes which concept?

To indicate a character's romantic feelings

To create a sense of foreboding and the supernatural

How are repeated sounds such as bells and clanking chains typically used in atmospheric storytelling?

Which set of qualities is most often presented as the moral alternative to cold business ambition in redemption narratives?

Rationalization and denial by appealing to physical causes

When a skeptical character attributes a ghostly vision to bad food or illness, this reaction best illustrates which human tendency?

In many classic redemption tales, the protagonist is visited by how many guiding spirits to prompt moral change?

That social networks guarantee safety after death

That friendships are eternal and unchanging

That only certain classes of people become ghosts

That shared moral failings can bind many people and lead to collective consequences

Depicting deceased acquaintances as phantoms wearing chains most directly serves to convey which message?