Masque of the Red Death

Poe's main aim is to create a growing sense of 

• hope
• fear
• comfort
• anger

What is true about the seven rooms?

• all different colors
• very small
• smell like flowers
• all have hidden passageways 

Who dies at the end of the story?

• Prospero only
• Prospero's guests only
• the red death masquerader
• Prospero and all of his guests

Why does the appearance of the masked figure fill the company with "terror, horror, and disgust?"

• People wonder how it got in the castle.
• They believe it resembles a victim of the Red Death.
• They are worried that it will ruin their masked ball.
• People are curious as to the identity of the figure.  

Which of the following suggests that the revelers will not live long in “The Masque of the Red Death”?

• The white room
• The locked gates
• The red window panes
• The ebony clock

Which statement expresses the theme of this story? 

•  Money can buy you happiness
• No one can hide from or escape death
• Laugh and the world laughs with you
• Live life to the fullest

What is "The Masque of The Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe about?

• a popular ballroom dance

• a spreading of an infectious disease

• a nickname for Prince Prospero

• costumes for masquerade balls

How does Prince Prospero try to protect himself and his guests from the Red Death?

• By isolating himself and his guests and throwing a lavish party to distract from 

       the suffering outside

• By leaving the kingdom to settle in another area of the region

• By finding a cure to the Red Death

• By banishing all the sick individuals from the kingdom

At the beginning of the story, what is happening to the people in the country?

• They are upset because of money

• They were having a masquerade ball

• They were very tired

• They were devastated by a pestilence

What is foreshadowed when Prospero's "brow reddened with rage" at the sight of the uninvited guest?

• how destructive Prospero's anger is

• the red light from the window

• his death from the Red Death

• the disgust of party-crashers