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"The Raven"

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The setting of the poem is ...

a)

a creepy old mansion.

b)

a haunted hotel during the summer.

c)

a room on a winter's night.

d)

a bird sanctuary in England.

2.

When the speaker hears the "rapping on his chamber door", who does he first think is outside?

a)

The raven.

b)

Some visitor.

c)

His pesky neighbor.

d)

His long, lost love.

3.

What is the name of the "rare and radiant maiden" for whom the speaker mourns?

a)

Annabelle

b)

Lydia

c)

Eleanor

d)

Lenore

4.

What happens when the speaker opens the door?

a)

The raven flies inside.

b)

He sees the ghost of his lost love.

c)

He screams in terror.

d)

Darkness there, and nothing more.

5.

What word does the raven say whenever it speaks?

a)

Farewell

b)

Evermore

c)

Nevermore

d)

Repent

6.

Upon whose sculpted bust does the raven perch?

a)

Pallus

b)

Pluto

c)

Beethoven

d)

Aries

7.

What is the primary theme of "The Raven"?

a)

Love conquers all.

b)

Time heals all wounds.

c)

Money can't buy happiness.

d)

Losing a loved one can be unbearable.

8.

What does the raven in "The Raven" represent/symbolize?

a)

Grief

b)

Happiness

c)

Forgiveness

d)

Fear

9.

An example of alliteration is ...

a)

"silence was unbroken".

b)

"rapping, rapping on my chamber door".

c)

"my soul within me burning".

d)

"nodded, nearly napping".

10.

What happens to the raven at the end of "The Raven"?

a)

It pecks the speaker to death.

b)

It flies away.

c)

It stays where it is.