Edgar Allan Poe's Stories

The Cask of Amontillado:

What animal is in the Montresor coat of arms?

• A snake

• A rat

• A lizard

• A bat

The Raven:

As the man continues to think about Lenore he asks the Raven, “Is there no balm in Gilead?” This is an allusion to what verse in the Bible?

• Jeremiah 8:22

• Jeremiah 22:8

• Jeremiah 2:28

• Jeremiah 28:28

The Tell-Tale Heart:

What does the deathwatch beetle symbolize in the story?

• Guilt

• Innocence

• Life

• Death

Annabel Lee:

In this poem, who is jealous of the narrator and Annabel Lee’s love?

• The king

• Her family

• Greek gods

• Seraphs (angels)

The Cask of Amontillado:

What type of narrator is Montresor?

• Omniscient Narrator

• Third Person Narrator  

• Unpredictable Narrator

• Unreliable Narrator  

The Raven:

Which of the following is an example of alliteration from The Raven?

• “as I nodded nearly napping”

• “volumes of forgotten lore”

• “nevermore”

• “night’s Plutonian shore”

The Tell-Tale Heart:

Where does the narrator hide the old man’s body?

• In a closet

• In a grave in the backyard

• Under the bed

• Under the floorboards

Annabel Lee:

What is the setting of the poem?

• Castle in Ireland

• Their apartment in Baltimore

• A tropical island

• A kingdom by the sea

The Cask of Amontillado:

How does Montresor murder Fortunato?

• He locks him in the catacombs.

• He poisons him with wine.  

• He drowns him in the river beneath the city.

• He hits him over the head with a wine bottle.  

The Raven:

What is the man’s first thought when he hears the tapping?

• “Lenore is at the door.”

• “A Raven is at the window.”

• “Death is at my doorstep.”

• “Someone is at the door.”