Poe anticipation

Poe was not given the name “Edgar Allan Poe” when

he was born. Part of his name was added later.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Poe’s mother supported his writing all of his life.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Poe’s father abandoned the family when Poe was 1

year old.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Poe gambled while he was in college.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Poe, at one point, joined the army.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Poe liked to race fast horses.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Poe married his first cousin. She was 13 at the time.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Poe is best known for his novels.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Poe drank a lot and was fired from jobs because of it.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Poe was only 40 when he died.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5