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The Raven

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the time and year of the events?
a)
Midnight in December
b)
An afternoon at the end of October
c)
Noon in July
d)
An early April morning
2.
Readers can infer from the poem's conclusion that the speaker will
a)
die soon
b)
never escape his despair
c)
be reunited with Lenore
d)
make his sorrow the subject of a great poem
3.
The speaker can best be described as a —
a)
lonely, elderly man longing for visitors
b)
magician conjuring up evil spirits
c)
poet seeking inspiration for a new work
d)
melancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy
4.
In which quotation below are the underlined words an example of sound effects created by alliteration?
a)
“What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore / Meant in croaking ‘Nevermore.’”
b)
“Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken! / Leave my loneliness unbroken!—quit the bust above my door!”
c)
“Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, / Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.”
d)
“On this home by Horror haunted—tell me truly, I implore— / Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—tell me—tell me, I implore!”
5.
What happens when the author opens the door?
a)
the raven flies in
b)
Lenore appears
c)
his mother comes in
d)
he sees only darkness
6.
Where does the raven perch when he comes into the house?
a)
the door frame
b)
the mantle above the fireplace
c)
a bust of Pallas
d)
on the bookcase
7.
What does the Raven symbolize in this poem?
a)
The speaker's grief and lonliness
b)
The evil that haunts him
c)
The love that he had for Lenore
d)
Nature and how it affects human emotions
8.

A Biblical allusion (reference to something outside the literary work) to something that has healing powers.

a)

Nepenthe

b)

Balm of Gilead

c)

Seraphim

d)

Plutonian

9.

. Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?

a)

Happiness is fleeting.

b)

The narrator will be lost in his grief forever.

c)

The poet will never sleep again.

d)

Grief is a manifestation of insanity.

10.

What question is most important to the speaker?

a)

Is there any way to remove his grief?

b)

Will he ever see Lenore again?

c)

Will the raven stay all night?

d)

Will he ever love again?

11.

How does the speaker feel about the bird near the end of the poem?

a)

Enraged

b)

Cheerful

c)

Sad but relieved

d)

Comfortable with his future

12.

When the speaker asks the raven if there is balm in Gilead, he is asking if there is a...

a)

heaven

b)

memory erasing potion

c)

happiness to be found

d)

relief from his terrible grief

13.

"Perched upon a bust of Pallas". Who is Pallas?

a)

Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom and War

b)

Hera, Queen of the Gods

c)

Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and Beauty

d)

Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth and Home

14.

What is "Plutonian Shore" referenced in the poem?

a)

It separates the land of the living and the land of the dead in Hades

b)

It is where the speaker took his wife for vacation

c)

It separates the intellects from the ordinary man

d)

It is a scientific reference to chemistry

15.

The speaker was reading books to end his sadness or...

a)

make him even sadder

b)

beguile his sadness

c)

to make himself happy

d)

distract himself from his grief

16.

Why is the raven a fitting bird to show up in his room?

a)

Ravens are bringers of good luck

b)

Ravens are said to bring bad news

c)

Ravens are evil birds that attack people

d)

Ravens are Zeus' favorite bird

17.
When the raven continues to only say "Nevermore", how does the narrator respond?
a)
accuses the bird of lying
b)
he kills the bird
c)
he laughs
d)
he grows increasingly frustrated
18.

"And an echo murmured back the word..." is an example of:

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

allusion

d)

symbolism

19.
To explain the noise at the door the speaker
a)
concludes that a servant needs help
b)
guesses that a bird is in the hall
c)
assumes he has a visitor
d)
imagines Lenore is speaking
20.

Is the speaker's conflict resolved at the end of the poem?

a)

Yes, he has come to grips with his loss and grief

b)

No, he will continue to be unhappy.

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