Quiz on 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe

What is the setting of the poem 'The Raven'?

• A sunny afternoon

• A midnight dreary

• A bright morning

• A stormy night

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Who is the author of 'The Raven'?

• Emily Dickinson

• William Shakespeare

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Robert Frost

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What is the name of the lost maiden mentioned in the poem?

• Luna

• Lenore

• Eleanor

• Lydia

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What word does the Raven repeatedly say?

• Forevermore

• Nevermore

• Evermore

• Anymore

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Where does the Raven perch when it enters the room?

• On a bust of Pallas

• On the floor

• On the window sill

• On the bedpost

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What does the narrator initially think the tapping noise is?

• A visitor

• A mouse

• A ghost

• A tree branch

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What emotion does the narrator feel when he first hears the rustling of the curtains?

• Fear

• Joy

• Indifference

• Anger

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What does the narrator ask the Raven about Lenore?

• If she will return

• If she is in heaven

• If she loves him

• If she is happy

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What does the narrator call the Raven towards the end of the poem?

• A savior

• A friend

• A guardian

• A prophet

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What does the narrator want to forget with the help of nepenthe?

• His lost love, Lenore

• His lost fortune

• His failures

• His childhood

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