The Raven Review

​Review by Mickey "D"

Multiple Choice

When the raven continues to only say "Nevermore", how does the narrator respond?

• accuses the bird of lying

• he kills the bird

• he laughs

• he grows increasingly frustrated

Multiple Choice

Where is the raven at the end of the poem?

• outside the speaker’s house in a storm

• on the bust above the speaker’s door

• near the speaker’s velvet chair

• ashore on a deserted island

Multiple Choice

What is the setting of “The Raven”? 

• A bedroom at midnight

• A castle in the early dawn

• A library at dusk

• A graveyard at midnight

Multiple Choice

In which month is the poem set?

• November

• January

• December

• February

Multiple Choice

AT FIRST THE NARRATOR THINKS THE TAPPING IS FROM A LATE NIGHT _____.

• Houseguest

• Pizza Guy

• Visitor

• Ghost

Multiple Choice

WHEN HE OPENS HIS CHAMBER DOOR (BEDROOM DOOR), WHAT DOES HE SEE?

• AN ANGEL

• GHOST

• A RAVEN

• DARKNESS

Multiple Choice

WHICH WORD BEST DESCRIBES THE TONE OF THE POEM?

• INTELLECTUAL

• HUMOROUS

• CELEBRATORY

• MELANCHOLY

Multiple Choice

THE SECOND THING THAT THE NARRATOR BLAMES THE TAPPING ON IS THE _____. 

• The Bird

• The Cat

• Lenore

• The Wind