Excerpt from The Puzzle of the Color of

Symbolism in The Masque of the Red Death:

Solved at Last
Instructions: Answer each question with an A.C.E answer.

1. What does the word chromatic mean as it is used in

the text? Use evidence from the text to support your
response.
2. Throughout the text, there are many opinions about the
symbolism of the colors of the rooms. Which room/color
interpretations seems most consistent among the critics?
Use evidence from the text to support your response.
3. Which critic has the most valid interpretation? Why? Use
evidence from the text to support your response.