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Richter Edgar Allan Poe Test Review 2020

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When was Edgar Allan Poe born?
a)
January 1809
b)
February 1812
2.
What represents Lenore?
a)
Virginia
b)
Poe's Parents
c)
The Raven
3.
What POV is the Raven in?
a)
Second person
b)
Third person
c)
First person
4.
What does the Raven symbolize?
a)
The sun
b)
Death
c)
Life
5.
In the poem, is the Raven good or evil?
a)
Good
b)
Evil
6.
What word is repeated at the end in almost every stanza?
a)
Nevermore
b)
Raven
c)
Chamber
7.
A word for Maiden is?
a)
Man
b)
Child
c)
Woman
8.
How does the Raven get in?
a)
Flew through the window
b)
Let him in
c)
The bird broke in
9.
How does the poem relate to Poe's life?
a)
He had a pet Raven
b)
Poe lost a loved one and she was symbolized by the bird
10.
What is another word for " old bird "?
a)
Yore
b)
Raven
c)
Fowl
11.
What was the only word the bird knew?
a)
Hey
b)
BYE
c)
Nevermore
12.
The story is told in what point of view?
a)
1st person unreliable
b)
3 person 
13.
What is the climax of the story
a)
watching him
b)
Murder of the old man
c)
laughing at the old man 
14.
What did he do every night out of the 8 nights?
a)
 watched the old man 
b)
planned his death
15.
Where did he put the old man’s body after he killed him?
a)
in the roof
b)
in his bed
c)
in the garbege 
d)
Floor boards
16.
How did he kill the old man?
a)
Smothered him with his bed
b)
with a gun
c)
with a knife
d)
by fire
17.
Where did he kill the old man?
a)
bed room
b)
chanbers 
c)
in his home
18.
What did he call his eye?
a)
Vulture eye
b)
duck eye
19.
What was the narrator hearing?
a)
police
b)
door bell
c)
Heart beat
20.
Why did the narrator kill the old man?
a)
His eye
b)
fis face 
c)
his nose
d)
his hands
21.
How many nights did the narrator watch the old man?
a)
12 nights 
b)
8 nights
c)
5 nights
d)
10 nights
22.
What were Poe's last words?
a)
Eat my shorts!
b)
God help my poor soul..
c)
Have mercy on my depressed soul..
d)
ca-caw!
23.
How did the main character in "The Tell-Tale Heart" get caught?
a)
He heard the old man’s heart supposedly beating, so he confessed in order for the heart to stop beating.
b)
He felt that he did something wrong, so he confessed.
c)
The police discovered the body of the old man on their own.
24.
In “The Tell-tale Heart” what was the motive for the main character to kill the old man?
a)
He had no legs
b)
He had a distorted face
c)
He had an evil eye
25.
Who does Lenoir (from the Raven) symbolize?
a)
Maria Clemm
b)
Frances (Poe's foster mother)
c)
Eliza Poe
d)
Virginia
26.
What disease killed all the women Poe loved?
a)
Heart disease
b)
Cancer
c)
Tuberculosis
d)
Leukemia
27.
What was ‘The Raven’ about?
a)
Bart Simpson dressing up as a raven
b)
A poltergeist stalking a poet
c)
A poet longing for his lost love
d)
A poet being sent to prison for killing his wife
28.
What did Poe pick as a temporary ‘new name’?
a)
Edgar A. Perry
b)
Edward J. Oswald
c)
Edwin E. Johnson
d)
Jerry Samuel
29.
Where was Poe born?
a)
Jamestown, Virginia
b)
Boston, Masachussetts
c)
Trenton, New Jersey
d)
Oceanport, New Jersey
30.
What inspired Poe to write?
a)
Horror stories he read
b)
Depressing events in his life
c)
Positive events in his life
d)
His wife, Virginia
31.
Who did Poe marry?
a)
Nobody
b)
Virginia
c)
Sarah Shelton
32.
What were Poe’s last words?
a)
 God help my poor soul. 
b)
I'll finally be with virginia, my love.
c)
Mom i'll finally get to see you.
d)
Quoth the raven, Nevermore. 
33.
What were some theories about Poe’s death?
a)
That he was a victim of a Political Kidnapping. 
b)
That he was taken to England to read the raven, but was assassinated.
34.
What were some of Poe’s interests besides writing?
a)
Sports, he was an athlete
b)
Fishing he was and avid fisherman
c)
Nothing, just writing. 
35.
What happened to Poe’s father?
a)
He abandoned Poe when he was one. 
b)
He left Poe with one million dollars
c)
He died by tuberculousis 
36.
When and where was Poe born? 
a)
January 19, 1809 Massachusetts 
b)
June 4, 2009, Camden
37.
What disease killed all of the women he loved? 
a)
Tuberculosis 
b)
Ebola
c)
Addiction to Alchol 
38.
 Where did edgar move Virginia during her final years?
a)
To a quiet cottage, in a straw bed. 
b)
To a hotel 
c)
To her parents house 
39.
What name did Poe pick, as his new name? 
a)
Gary Winthorpe 
b)
Kevin Duncan 
c)
Danny Duncan 
d)
Henri Le Rennet 
40.
How did Poe immortalize Virginia during the last year of his own life?
a)
Naming his poem after her. 
b)
By getting a tattoo of her name. 
c)
By writing the poem Annabel Lee. 
d)
By naming their daughter after her. 
41.
What type of relationship do Edgar and Virginia have?
a)
 They loved each other until poe was involved in a scandal. 
b)
They were best friends growing up.
c)
They were a couple who met online.
d)
They were brother and sister
42.
What is the name of the narrator’s love?
a)
Sally
b)
Mary
c)
Lenore
d)
Virginia
43.
Does the Raven stay at the narrator’s house even after the story is finished?
a)
Yes
b)
No
44.
What are most of the allusions in the Raven from?
a)
The Bible
b)
The Tell tale Heart
c)
Old Testament
d)
Catcher in the Rye
45.
What did the narrator originally think the knocking sound came from?
a)
His mind
b)
His heartbeat
c)
A bird outside
d)
A visitor at the door
46.
What does the Raven say?
a)
Neverless
b)
Nevermore
c)
Nevertheless
d)
Yes/No
47.
How does the narrator feel towards the raven at the end of the story?
a)
Loves it
b)
Loathes it
c)
Worships it
d)
Is neutral towards it
48.
Why does the narrator start to feel this way towards the raven?
a)
It keeps on attacking him
b)
It didn't ask to come in
c)
It keeps on saying nevermore
d)
He hates how it looks with the bust
49.
How does the narrator feel towards the raven at first?
a)
He think of it as a simple bird
b)
He always hated it
c)
He though of it as an intruder
d)
He thought that it was a prophet
50.
Why couldn’t Poe pick something else to be the bird?
a)
He liked ravens
b)
It sounds terrible and doesn't fit the mood or point of the story
c)
A raven called out to him
d)
It sound stupid
51.
How do you think the poem is supposed to be read?
a)
Dark brooding tone
b)
Happy tone
c)
Confused tone
d)
Screeched at the top of your lungs
52.
True or False
Is "Edgar" Poe's real name?
a)
True
b)
False
53.
What did Poe do after he left the Army?
a)
He published his Writting
b)
He got a job
c)
He moved
d)
He wrote a book
54.
What did Poe's father leave for him when he died?
a)
Nothing
b)
Money
c)
A house
d)
His watch
55.
True or False
Did Poe join the Army?
a)
True
b)
False
56.
Where did Poe go to college?
a)
University of Flordia
b)
University of Ohio
c)
University of Viginia 
d)
He didn't go to college
57.
What were Poe's hobbies, other than writting?
a)
Art
b)
Reading
c)
Sports
58.
How did Poe's mother die?
a)
Cancer
b)
Stroke
c)
Heart attack
d)
Tuberculosis
59.
What happened to Poe's father?
a)
He abandoned his family
b)
He died
60.
What year was Poe born?
a)
1808
b)
1804
c)
1809
d)
1890
61.
Where was Poe born?
a)
Califonia
b)
North Carolina
c)
New York
d)
Massachsetts
62.
How was Edgar Allen Poe’s life?
a)
Fun
b)
Abusive
c)
Depressing
d)
Relaxing
63.
What happened to Edgar’s parents?
a)
Mother committed suicide and Father ran away 
b)
Mother was murdered and Father died of sickness
c)
Mother died of sickness and Father jumped off a roof
d)
Mother died of sickness and Father ran away
64.
Where did Edgar attend college?
a)
University of Boston
b)
University of Virginia
c)
University of Miami
d)
University of Pennsylvania
65.
What was his relationship like with his cousin Virginia?
a)
He loved her and wanted to marry her
b)
He wanted to murder her
c)
He hated her and thought she was annoying
d)
He had no emotion towards her
66.
Who was Edgar’s wife?
a)
Lucy Poe
b)
Virgina
c)
Gary Winthorpe
d)
Gretchen Poe
67.
How did his wife die?
a)
A Disease
b)
Suicide
c)
Of old age
d)
Bleeding out from a cut on her wrist
68.
What was the name of the disease that killed all of the women Edgar loved?
a)
Ebola
b)
Measles
c)
Tuberculosis
d)
Yellow Fever
69.
“The Raven” was inspired by what event in Poe’s life?
a)
Poe's Marriage
b)
Poe's Nightmares
c)
Poe's Mom's death
d)
Poe's Son
70.
He wrote a poem, “Annabel Read” to never forget ______________.
a)
Gretchen
b)
Gary Winthorpe
c)
Lucy
d)
Virgina
71.
How old was Poe when he died?
a)
75
b)
56
c)
29
d)
40
72.
From reading this poem, what kind of person is the narrator?
a)
Happy, Normal
b)
Sad, Depressed, Lonely, Insane
c)
Nervous, Cowardly, Anxious
d)
All of the above 
73.
Where and when does the poem take place?
a)
A chamber during a dark, December night (midnight)
b)
A graveyard during a dark, December night (midnight)
c)
A barn during a sunny afternoon
d)
None of the above
74.
What point of view is this poem?
a)
Third 
b)
First and Second 
c)
Second
d)
First
75.
What does "The Raven" symbolize?
a)
The narrator's dreams
b)
Hope
c)
The narrator's friend
d)
Death
76.
What are some moods that this poem has?
a)
Humorous, Happy, Cheerful
b)
Sad, Dark, Mysterious, Creepy
c)
Serious, Gloomy 
d)
Frustrating, Confusing, Strange 
77.
What is the word, "Nevermore", an example of, according to the story? 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphore
c)
Repetition
d)
Oxymoron
78.
Why did the author choose a raven to be included in the poem? 
a)
A raven is very dark, creepy, and it symbolizes death
b)
A raven is very creepy and the author wanted to scare us 
c)
It was the author's favorite bird
d)
There is no reason
79.
Who does the narrator think will be at the door?
a)
Christmas Carolers 
b)
A spirit
c)
His parents
d)
The Ghost of Lenore
80.
What about the raven surprised the narrator?
a)
It flew into the chamber
b)
It spoke to him
c)
It was colorful
d)
It wasn't able to fly
81.
What about the narrator grows throughout the story?
a)
His relationship with the raven
b)
The amount of fear he has
c)
His insanity
d)
All of the above
82.
What does the narrator want people to think about him?
a)
That he is mentally unstable, and therefore his crime is not his fault
b)
That he suffers from anxiety, but that he is not really a madman
c)
That he is angry at the old man, and the old man deserves death
d)
That he has been driven to madness by the beating of the old man's heart
83.
Read the excerpt below. What conclusion can you draw about the narrator?
Presently, I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It was not a groan of pain or of grief-oh no-it was the low, stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe. I knew the sound well. Many, a night, just at midnight, when all the world slept, it has welled up from my own bosom, deepening, with its dreadful echo, the terrors that distracted me. I say I knew it well. I knew what the old man felt and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart.
a)
He is a cruel person who enjoys torturing others
b)
He is an unhappy person who longs for human connection
c)
He finds joy and pleasure in stalking the old man
d)
He can relate to the old man's terror because of the madness that haunts him
84.
Why do you infer the narrator greets the man so heartily every morning?
a)
Because the narrator truly cares about him
b)
Because it is a habit
c)
Because the narrator is a cheerful person
d)
Because the narrator doesn't want the old man to be suspicious 
85.
Read the excerpt below. What can you infer about the narrator?
It took me an hour to place my whole head in the opening so far that I could see him as he lay upon his bed.
a)
He is very intelligent
b)
He is very curious
c)
He is very cautious
d)
He is very threatening
86.
Why do you infer the narrator finally admitted to his crime?
a)
He realized he was wrong and knew he should pay for his crime
b)
The ghost of the old man was haunting him, and he wanted it to stop
c)
The officers tricked him into admitting the deed
d)
The noises he was hearing were driving him insane and he couldn't take it
87.
Consider the noises the narrator was haunted by at the end of the story. What do you infer they could represent?
a)
The old man's ghost
b)
The narrator's guilt
c)
The amount of time the narrator has left to live
d)
The suspicion of the police
88.
Read the excerpt below. What is the narrator's tone?
And every morning, when the day broke, I went boldly into the chamber, and spoke courageously to him, calling him by name in a heart tone, and inquiring how he has passed the night. So you see he would have been a very profound man, indeed, to suspect that every night, just at twelve, I looked in upon him while he slept.
a)
confident
b)
suspicious
c)
happy
d)
terrifying.
89.
Read the excerpt below. What is the mood of the passage?
I knew that he has been lying awake every since the first slight noise, when he had turned in the bed. His fears had been ever since growing on him. He has been trying to fancy them causeless, but could not. He had been saying to himself-"It is nothing but the wind in the chimney-it is only a mouse crossing the floor," or "It is merely a cricket which has made a single chirp." Yes, he had been trying to comfort himself with these suppositions: but he had found all was in vain. All in vain because Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim. 
a)
terrifying/scary
b)
tense/suspensful
c)
unclear/confusing
d)
evil/malevolent
90.
Suspense is a sense of growing tension, fear, or excitement. Authors often use suspense in a story by describing a character's anxiety or by using vivid language to build up to dramatic events.

The author creates suspense by
a)
revealing the ways in which the narrator is kind to the old man.
b)
explaining why the narrator hid the body after the murde
c)
saying that the narrator loved the old man.
d)
describing what the narrator did before the murder.
91.
Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?
a)
As soon as they enter the house, the police find the old man's body.
b)
As soon as they enter the house, the police accuse him of murder.
c)
He thinks the police are trying to kill him.
d)
He thinks the police are making fun of him.
92.
What had the madness done for the narrator's senses?
a)
dulled them
b)
sharpened them
c)
destroyed them
d)
decreased them
93.
. The narrator waits a week before killing the old man because the narrator
a)
says that he must see the old man’s eye first. 
b)
likes frightening the old man many times.
c)
waits for the darkest night of the week.
d)
feels guilty about taking a human life
94.
You can evaluate the narrator’s state of mind as unreliable when he
a)
explains that he did not kill the old man for his money.
b)
describes his movements on the night of the murder.
c)
says he is sane, but then describes how cleverly he hid the body.
d)
confesses that he is nervous in the beginning of the story.
95.
It is difficult to believe the narrator when he says that he
a)
Opened the creaky lantern carefully
b)
Heard the old man groan in the dark
c)
Treated the old man well before killing him
d)
Moved slowly to keep from waking the man
96.
The narrator is overconfident after killing the old man when he
a)
Thinks that no one has heard the old man scream
b)
Thinks that he has hidden the old man’s murder
c)
Guesses that no one will miss the old man
d)
Believes that only he can hear a heartbeat
97.
How does the author create suspense in this excerpt?“To think that there I was, opening the door, little by little, and he not even to dream of my secret deeds or thoughts. I fairly chuckled at the idea; and perhaps he heard me; for he moved on the bed suddenly, as if startled.”
a)
The narrator’s laughing causes you to fear for the old man’s safety.
b)
The old man’s movement indicates his knowledge of the narrator’s thoughts.
c)
The narrator shows great anxiety and fear of being discovered.
d)
The repeated description of the narrator’s movements is vivid and dramatic.
98.
The narrator has a high opinion of himself when he describes his
a)
Fear of the old man’s Evil Eye
b)
Triumph over his feelings of insanity
c)
Understanding of the old man’s groans of terror
d)
Ability to see in the dark of the old man’s room
99.
Why does the narrator begin to panic at the end of the story?
a)
The police question him closely about the old man’s whereabouts.
b)
He thinks that the police can hear the old man’s heartbeat.
c)
He thinks that the police can see blood on the floor of the old man’s room.
d)
The police become suspicious when the narrator begins to speak quickly.
100.
The old man’s “vulture eye” is described as “pale blue . . . with a film over it.” Why does Poe  give such careful details in the description of the eye?
a)
He likes to use imagery.
b)
Poe wants to show that he believes the narrator is insane.
c)
The eye is what makes the narrator want to murder the old man and therefore is important.
d)
Poe wants the reader to be “vexed” by the Evil Eye as well.
101.
Choose the figurative language Poe uses in the following excerpt:“So I opened it - you cannot imagine how stealthily, stealthily - until, at length, a simple dim ray like the thread of a spider shot out from the crevice and fell full upon the vulture eye.”
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
102.
hoose the figurative language Poe uses in the following excerpt:
“Yes, he has been trying to comfort himself with all these suppositions; but he had found all in vain. All in vain;  because Death, in approaching him, had stalked with his black shadow before him and enveloped the victim.”
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
103.
The Tell-Tale Heart is told in which Point of View
a)
First person: reliable narrator
b)
First person: unreliable narrator
c)
Third person: omniscient
d)
Third person: limited
104.
Poe uses the following to create a pattern of suspense throughout the story
a)
Breaking down a scene bit by bit to prolong it as long as possible
b)
Having the narrator speak directly to the reader to plead his sanity
c)
All of the above
d)
Creating a tension-filled mood
105.
“The Raven” was written while Poe’s wife, Virginia, was dying of tuberculosis.
a)
true
b)
false
106.
The poem contains internal and external rhyme schemes.
a)
true
b)
false
107.
The narrator couldn’t sleep and was reading a book when the raven came to visit.
a)
true
b)
false
108.
A raven is used by Poe because it helps create a depressed mood.
a)
true
b)
false
109.
A raven is an allusion to a story from the Bible.
a)
true
b)
false
110.
The bust of Pallas is an allusion to Greek mythology.
a)
true
b)
flase
111.
The Night’s Plutonian Shore is an allusion to the Underworld and the River Styx.
a)
true
b)
false
112.
The external rhyme scheme of the poem is ABCBBB.
a)
true
b)
false
113.
All of the external rhyme in the whole poem uses the “-OR” sound.
a)
true
b)
false
114.
“The Raven” discusses Poe’s grief at losing his wife, while “Annabel Lee” discusses his love  for his wife.
a)
true
b)
false
115.
True or False: Edgar Allan Poe's firs book, self published, is called "Tamerlane" 
a)
True
b)
False
116.
Why did Poe create the Detective story?
a)
He wrote it because he lost his wife
b)
It was an idea he had in his mind for a long time
c)
Because of his need for order and logic in his life
d)
It seemed like a topic that would interest the community
117.
Who was Poe's detective in his Detective story?
a)
Auguste Dupin
b)
John Allan
c)
John Tyler
d)
Mr. Cooper
118.
Which of these lines from "The Raven" suggest Poe is losing his mind?
A: “Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!
B: Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!”
  C: “Surely,” said I, “surely that is something at my window lattice;
D: “’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—
 Only this and nothing more.”
a)
A and B
b)
A, B, and C
c)
C and D
d)
A, B, C, and D
119.
Poe wrote many poems in his life. What was another hobby that occurred some time in his life?
a)
Writing stories
b)
Swimming
c)
Art
d)
All of the above
120.
What was one conflict that was held between Poe and his foster father, John Allan?
a)
He did not favor the clothing his father wore
b)
Poe did not approve of his father holding many relationships with multiple women at once
c)
The food his father provided was not sufficient to his needs
d)
His father hated him for no reason
121.
Which group of words could be best used to describe Edgar Allan Poe in his later years?
a)
Humorous, Gentle, Content
b)
Troubled, Humorous, Athletic
c)
Bright, Logical, Understanding
d)
Depressed, Troubled, Sorrowful
122.
Why did Poe struggle so much in the school John Allan sent him to?
a)
He did not have any social life and was often without company
b)
He did not have enough money to afford anything
c)
He did not possess any talent and was seen as an inferior student
d)
He was failing all of his classes
123.
What does this stanza in "The Raven" portray?
 “Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that Heaven that bends above us—by that God we both adore—
  Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,
  It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore—
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.”
 Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
a)
He asks the raven if his wife is happy in heaven, to tell his sorrowful soul if she is held up with the angels
b)
He asks if his wife will see him again, and if the angels will bring her back down to him
c)
Whether his wife will go to a country called "Aidenn"
d)
If the gods will accept her as one of them
124.
In the letters Poe wrote to his  foster father John Allan before leaving for college, what message was he trying to spread?
a)
An apology for not listening to him sooner and for poor actions in his household
b)
The fact that his mother loved him more and was kinder to him
c)
How much he hated his father and resented his existence
d)
That his father was wrong for underestimating him and that he would become great, far greater than what his father set him to be
125.
How old was Poe when his birth mother died?
a)
5
b)
13
c)
3
d)
8
126.
When was Poe born?
a)
January 19, 1809
b)
January 19, 1808
c)
January 19, 1810
d)
January 19, 1912
127.
What inspired Poe to write the Raven?
a)
When Lenore died
b)
When Ella died
c)
When his father died
d)
When his mother died
128.
Where did Poe go to college?
a)
University of Virginia
b)
University of West Virginia
c)
Monmouth Regional
d)
Clemson
129.
What did most women Edgar Allan Poe love die from?
a)
The Flu
b)
Hunger
c)
He didn't love anyone
d)
Tuberculosis
130.
What was Poe's foster father's name?
a)
Eli Poe
b)
Edwin Allan
c)
John Allan
d)
He didn't have a foster father
131.
What does the narrator do with the old mans body? 
a)
He eats it 
b)
He hides it under his wooden staircase 
c)
 places it under a few floor boards in the old man's room.
d)
He throws it outside near the woods