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<span>3. macabre and suspenseful
It has everything that was popular in Gothic literature and that fits the description of macabre such as blood, darkness, shadows, mysterious figures, and anything similar. It's definitely not melancholic or enthusiastic or hopeful since those are the exact opposites of what is happening.</span>
Answer: D. The author draws an analogy between writing definitions in mathematics and making maps in geography to make the point that neither task is creative.