Edgar Allan Poe Test Review

Why does Prince Prospero keep everyone locked up?

• To sequester against the native invasion

• To quarantine against disease

• To fortify against the Anglo-Saxons

• To detain political defectors

What is the purpose of the party?

• A distraction from disease around them

• A celebration of conquest

• A memorial for a dead statesman

• A ritual for pagan religion

Why can't the prince stop the masked figure?

• He's covered in butter

• He is a wraith from Middle Earth

• He is hatred embodied

• He is the Red Death personified

What is the Red Death?

• A wave of Communism

• A professional lacrosse team

• A ferocious army

• A deadly disease

Which of the rooms doesn't match to colors of the decorations?

• The blue room

• The green room

• The red room

• The black room

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What do the guests do every hour when the clock chimes?

• They joyfully toast to their health.

• They pause and look around.

• They cheerfully sing a song.

• They hatefully curse their enemies.

Who arrives at the party when the clock strikes midnight?

• A masked intruder

• A vigilante assassin

• A mysterious woman

• A magnificent queen

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What does the prince have when he approaches the stranger?

• A gun

• A sword

• A dagger

• A drink

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Who is the masked intruder?

• The Black Panther

• The Red Death

• The Green Arrow

• The Scarlet Spider

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

How many rooms in the abbey are decorated by color?

• 4

• 7

• 5

• 8

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4