858 The Raven Test

Which of the following best explains the relationship between the speaker and Lenore?

• Lenore was the speaker’s girlfriend who broke up with him. 
• Lenore was the speaker’s love but she has recently died. 
• Lenore is the speaker’s friend whom the speaker is currently in love with. 
• Lenore and the speaker are enemies; the speaker believes she has cursed him. 

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the raven in the poem symbolize?

• Love
• Hope
• Sadness
• Death

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

The speaker can best be described as a...

• lonely, elderly man longing for visitors 
• magician conjuring up evil spirits 
• poet seeking inspiration for a new work 
• melancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy 

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which of the following best describes a central theme of the text?

• Loss and grief can have powerful effects on the mind.

• The supernatural is proof that death is not the end.

• Fear is only a state of mind, and cannot significantly harm anyone.

• Evil deeds will always come back to haunt us.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The time setting or when of the poem is...

• midnight in December

• noon in July

• midnight in August

• noon in December

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

The speaker is about to nap or nod off when he hears...

• tapping on his door

• a raven talking

• a visitor's voice

• wind from a storm

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

The speaker thinks that the tapping he hears on the door is...

• Lenore

• a raven

• a visitor

• an angel

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

When the speaker opened his chamber door, he saw...

• Lenore

• a raven

• nothing/darkness

• angels

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

The speaker thinks that the sound he hears at the window is...

• a raven

• the wind

• seraphim

• Lenore

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

When the speaker opens his window he sees...

• a raven

• nothing/darkness

• Lenore

• angels

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4