Annabel Lee Quiz
Authored by Theresa Blewett
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on Edgar Allan Poe's narrative poem "Annabel Lee," examining students' comprehension of literary elements including theme, textual evidence, plot details, characterization, author's purpose, point of view, and literary analysis. The content is appropriate for middle school students in grades 6-8, as it requires students to interpret symbolic meaning, analyze how narrative perspective affects reader understanding, and draw conclusions based on textual evidence. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to understand the poem's archaic language and poetic structure, the ability to identify and support themes with specific quotations, and analytical thinking to examine how literary devices like first-person narration and present tense contribute to the poem's emotional impact. The quiz assesses deeper comprehension beyond basic recall, requiring students to understand concepts like the supernatural elements, the narrator's psychological state, and the poem's exploration of eternal love transcending death. Created by Theresa Blewett, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 6 and 8. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes in the English Language Arts classroom, functioning effectively as a summative assessment after students have completed their study of the poem, a review tool before larger unit tests on American Romantic poetry, or as guided practice during close reading instruction. Teachers can use individual questions as formative assessment checkpoints during class discussions or assign the complete quiz as homework to reinforce students' independent reading comprehension. The quiz supports rigorous literary analysis by requiring students to cite textual evidence, analyze literary devices, and interpret symbolic meaning. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards including CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2 for determining theme and analyzing its development, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 for citing textual evidence to support analysis, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6 for analyzing how point of view affects the development of characters and events, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4 for determining the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the theme of the poem. What is the poem about? Choose the BEST answer. Remember the grey paragraph.
The love between the narrator and Annabel is so strong it can't be stopped by death
When there is jealousy and envy bad things can happen.
When someone dies young it strongly influences our memories.
Sometimes bad things happen to good people
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following quotes best supports this statement? "Love can sometimes be so strong it cannot be stopped by death."
“I was a child and she was a child / In this kingdom by the sea; / But we loved with a love that was more than love— / I and my Annabel Lee” (Lines 6-10)
“So that her highborn kinsman came / And bore her away from me / To shut her up in a sepulcher / In this kingdom by the sea.” (Lines 17-20)
“The angels not half so happy in heaven / Went envying her and me— / Yes!—that was the reason (Lines 21-24)
“And neither the angels in heaven above / Nor the demons down under the sea / Can ever dissever my soul from the soul / Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.” (Lines 30-33)
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What happened to Annabel Lee?
Her family moved so she would no longer see the speaker
She was blown by the wind off a sea cliff.
She died suddenly from an illness because she was cold from the wind.
She was buried alive in a tomb.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why does the speaker believe Annabel Lee died?
because unhappy angels were bored and killed her for fun
because angels were jealous of the young lovers
because she was playing dangerously close to the sea
because the narrator didn't appreciate her when she was alive
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How does the speaker deal with Annabel Lee’s death?
He does not believe that she is dead.
He feels as connected to her in death as in life.
He guards her tomb from the evil angels.
He feels as though their souls have been torn apart.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What's happening? "...her highborn kinsman came--bore her away to shut her up in a sepulchre"
her rich relatives buried her in a tomb
the churchmen came and took her away to the hospital
angels from heaven stole her away
her poor relatives took her away from the sea
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What does the narrator do when the moon beams and he dreams of Annabel Lee?
He lies by her grave all night by the sea.
He goes to the sea and walks until dawn.
He travels to her grave in town and leaves flowers.
He listens to the sea and cries.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
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