English 1 semester exam

At first, the speaker thinks the noise he hears is —

• his enemy stalking him
• the wind blowing the door open
• someone at the door
• his friends playing tricks on him

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CCSS.RL.6.1

What is the time and year of the events?

• Midnight in December
• An afternoon at the end of October
• Noon in July
• An early April morning

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Readers can infer from the poem's conclusion that the speaker will

• die soon
• never escape his despair
• be reunited with Lenore
• make his sorrow the subject of a great poem

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The speaker tells the raven to leave because the bird

• says that the speaker will never see Lenore again 
•  tells the speaker that he will die very soon
• speaks about the ruler of the underworld
• tries to push the speaker out of the room

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.4

What happens when the author opens the door?

• the raven flies in
• Lenore appears
• his mother comes in
• he sees only darkness

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

What word does the raven repeat?

• Lenore
• nevermore
• prophet
• eat my shorts

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What big question represents the theme of this poem?

• How do people handle loss?
• Why do people dream?
• What does it take to be a survivor?
• What are you willing to sacrifice?

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

What happened to Lenore?

• She broke up with the narrator
• She moved away 
• She died
• She is missing

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

A statue of a head is called a ...

• mortal
• nameless
• decorum
• bust

Communication or conversation is...

• plume
• scarce
• discourse
• censer

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4