Poe anticipation

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

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

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

Poe’s father abandoned the family when Poe was 1

year old.

• True

• False

Poe gambled while he was in college.

• True

• False

Poe, at one point, joined the army.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Poe liked to race fast horses.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

Poe is best known for his novels.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

Poe was only 40 when he died.

• True

• False