The answer is A: sinking because gothic means something’s gloomy and eerie. Sinking is the only word that is gloomy and eerie. Hope this helped!
the element that is best represented by the excerpt is: stage directions,
it is shown by using imperative forms of verbs ( exit, enter)
It sounds like the narrator could be the mother of the two girls based on how she was describing Maggie in the first paragraph. I hope this helps
