Edgar Allan Poe

Which NFL city is named after a famous Edgar Allan Poe story?

• Indianapolis

• Philadelphia

• Washington

• Baltimore

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Who adopted Edgar after his mother died and his father abandoned him?

• The Allan's

• The Poe's

• The Clemm's

• The Griswold's

Poe was considered to write the first of what literary genre?

• Science Fiction

• Mystery & Crime

• Historical Fiction

• Death and Destruction

Complete the sentence: Edgar Allan Poe was a(n)

• German Author

• American Author

• English Author

• Italian Author

At the age of 18, Edgar decided to pursue which career path?

• Poe decided to start writing material for his book

• Poe joined an acting troupe

• Poe joined the military

• Poe went to school in England

Which poem put Edgar Allan Poe in the literary spotlight?

• Annabel Lee

• The Bells

• The Tell Tale Heart

• The Raven

Yes, Edgar Allan Poe married his 13 year old cousin. But what was her name?

• Elmira Royster

• Virginia Clemm

• Marian Clemm

• Edgarina Allan Poe

How did Edgar die?

• It's unknown how he died

• Overdosed on drugs

• Long-term alcoholism

• Suicide

How did Edgar's mother die?

• Childbirth

• The Black Plague

• Bad case of the flu

• Tuberculosis

What is the exposition in a narrative story?

• The end of a story

• The climax of a story

• The beginning of a story

• Part of the rising action

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