Quiz on 'The Raven'

What is the setting of "The Raven"?

• A dark forest

• A lonely chamber

• A busy city street

• A haunted house

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CCSS.RL.8.2

Who is the narrator mourning in the poem?

• His mother

• Lenore

• A lost friend

• A pet

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CCSS.RL.8.1

What time of day does the poem take place?

• Morning

• Afternoon

• Midnight

• Dusk

What is the narrator doing at the beginning of the poem?

• Reading

• Writing

• Sleeping

• Walking

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CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the first sound the narrator hears?

• A tapping

• A whisper

What does the raven perching on the bust symbolize?

• Wisdom

• Death

• Madness

• Love

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CCSS.RL.8.1

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How does the narrator initially react to the raven’s presence?

• Fearful

• Indifferent

• Amused

• Curious

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CCSS.RL.8.1

What word does the raven repeatedly say?

• Nevermore

• Forever

• Always

• Goodbye

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CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the narrator hope to learn from the raven?

• The future

• The meaning of life

• Information about Lenore

• The secrets of the universe

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

How does the narrator describe Lenore?

• A dark angel

• A lost love

• A radiant maiden

• A shadowy figure

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4