Exploring The Raven: A Tribute to Christopher Lee

The narrator, while pondering over forgotten lore, hears a tapping at his chamber door. He recalls the sorrowful memories of Lenore. A raven enters and perches above the door, repeatedly uttering 'nevermore.' The narrator questions the raven about his lost love and future, but the bird's responses deepen his despair, leaving him in a state of hopelessness.

What time of day does the poem begin?

• Morning

• Afternoon

• Midnight

• Evening

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What was the narrator doing when he first heard the tapping?

• Reading

• Sleeping

• Writing

• Eating

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Where does the Raven first perch when it enters the room?

• On the window

• On the floor

• On a bust of Pallas

• On the bed

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What is the only word the Raven speaks?

• Anymore

• Lenore

• Forevermore

• Nevermore

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How does the narrator initially react to the Raven's presence?

• With joy

• With anger

• With curiosity

• With fear

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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 in his desperation?

• A friend

• A demon

• A prophet

• A ghost

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What does the narrator want the Raven to leave behind?

• A shadow

• A feather

• A token

• A memory

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What does the Raven's shadow symbolize for the narrator?

• Despair

• Hope

• Anger

• Love

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What is the final position of the Raven in the poem?

• On the window

• On the bust of Pallas

• On the floor

• Flying away

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