using process of elimination you can eliminate condescending and pessimistic, and the passage doesn't really seem humorous either so your left with enthusiastic. The author seems to be happy and excited to share knowledge about how literature can make people feel, thus the best answer choice is probably enthusiastic
The narrator goes to visit Usher, because his friend Roderick sent him a letter requesting his company. Roderick wrote he was feeling physically and emotionally ill so the narrator rushes to see him.
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well it does say to look at the websites and get started with your research so you probably have to read it lol
Knows little. 2 and 3 are both presuming too much, as it's the writer's duty to get them interested and informed. 4 basically doesn't matter, and furthermore may not even apply in many forms of writing. 1 is the best answer, as writing for general audiences is intended to inform and expand the horizons of the reader.