Answer:
1. Below are the correct answers to the spaces in the paragraph. I will number them in order of how they are in the paragraph:
1. tumultuous
2. antiguity
3. fissure
4. rending
5. annihilate
6. dissolution
2. Explaining the context clues that help me to determine the correct words:
1. tumultuous: This is correct because it means stormy and explosive. Actually, winds can be stormy and explosive.
2. antiguity: This is correct because it talks about something that's ancient or old. From the paragraph, we discover that it was stated that it had not been popular for a century.
3. fissure: This is correct because it means an opening due to a crack. It's seen that as the narrator kept knocking, the fissure was being created.
4. rending: This is correct because it means to divide, break or tear something into halves. The narrator spoke about tearing down the ancient slab in two.
5. annihilate: This is correct because it means to utterly destroy. This means that he almost wanted to destroy the door.
6. dissolution: This is correct because it means to dismiss or dissolve an assembly or a gathering. The narrator wanted to dissolve the Usher's family.
