Quiz on 'The Raven'

“The Raven” is delivered mainly in __________ tense, from a __________ point of view.

• past; first person

• present; first person

• past; third person

• present; third person

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is most closely the meaning of the word "countenance" as it is used in the following passage?

• A. noun | shoes

• B. verb | to support

• C. verb | to allow

• D. noun | facial expression

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is most closely the central theme of the passage below?

• The narrator attempts to distract himself from his grief through reading.

• The fire throws shadows on the floor that look like ghosts.

• Lenore no longer has a name because she is dead.

• The events recounted happened in December.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which line from the text most strongly supports the answer to the previous question?

• Oh, distinctly I remember, it was in the bleak December

• And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor

• Vainly I had sought to borrow / From my books surcease of sorrow

• Lenore - nameless here forever more.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following inferences is most strongly supported by the passage below?

• The narrator is not very intelligent, despite the fact that he is one of the wealthiest people in the country.

• The velvet cushion is so soft and comfortable that the narrator has started to dream.

• The raven is a reflection of the narrator’s grief for his beloved.

• The narrator has mistaken the raven for his love, returned from the dead.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

Which line from the text best supports the correct answer to the previous question?

• “This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing”

• “To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom’s core”

• “This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining”

• “But whose velvet violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o’er / She shall press, ah, nevermore!”

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which event happened first in the short story?

• The narrator is reading alone at midnight.

• The narrator hears a knock at the door.

• The raven perches on the bust of Pallas.

• The narrator curses the raven and demands he leave.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is most closely the meaning of "ghastly" as it is used in the following passage?

• adjective | dreadful

• adjective | unattractive

• adjective | dead

• adjective | pale

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How many stanzas are in "The Raven"?

• 17

• 18

• 19

• 20

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

Please List all the characters in "The Raven" short story, after listing choose one character and write a 3-5 sentence summary on their role in the story.

(Role: What did they do in the story, how did their emotions affect the plot/ other characters)

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10