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Select the word that best completes the sentence: Poe's stories are often read on Halloween because they _______________ a scary mood.

evoke
forsake
suppress
invoke

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User Hselbie
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Id say its Evoke because bringing a conscious mind means bad things from your past or other things you don't want to recall too. but yea I would go with that one
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User Loris
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Answer: Evoke

The word "evoke" means to call up, produce or summon something. The sentence claims that because the genre of Poe's stories is horror, the stories produce a scary feeling when read aloud. This feeling is perfect for Halloween, which makes them really popular around this time.

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