Fill the gaps in these sentences with appropriate adjectives on the vocabulary section, based on the meaning in brackets.

1. The story takes place against a rather background in 18th-century London. (mournful and gloomy)

2. It's full of comedy and satire. (humour despite a bad situation)

3. The book is a documentation of abuse in a prison. (frightening)

4. The novel is full of passages depicting life in Australia at the turn of the 19th century. (arousing memories or images)

5. It's a very novel; you never really know what is happening until right at the end. (mysterious, puzzling)

6. The novel is a portrayal of life in a coal-mining community during the last economic recession. (moving and very sad)

7. John Farr's latest novel is a masterpiece. (very impressive, great)

8. House of the Dead is a story of torture and death in a medieval castle. (cruel and dark)

9. The novel's heroine, Maria Selune, leaves home at the age of 18 and travels through Asia. (who has the same name as the book's title)

10. Laisha and Asoka are the in this unusual tale of rural family life. (main characters)