WorksheetsSpooky Stories Test Review
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
According to the following sentence from "The Cask of Amontillado," what has Fortunato done to Montresor?
The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge
Most of the setting of the Cask of Amontillado takes place...
What is the overall tone/mood of the Cask of Amontillado?
What time does the Raven take place?
In what month does the Raven take place?
What is the name of the "rare and radiant maiden" for whom the narrator mourns in The Raven?
How does the narrator respond to his lover’s death?
Intense anger
Frantic despair
Cold indifference
Excited curiosity
In Was it a Dream?, the mirror makes the narrator upset because...
He sees how grief has changed his looks
His mistress used the mirror so it reminds him of her
He thinks he catches a glimpse of his lover in the mirror
In his grief he cannot recognize himself
In Was it a Dream?, how does the narrator respond to his lover’s death?
He refuses the support of anyone who comes to comfort him
He is wild with grief and only remembers pieces of events
He lashes out at others, blaming the doctors for not being able to cure her
He is in such despair that he considers taking his own life as well.
In Was it a Dream?, how is the narrator affected by the graveyard setting?
He is frightened by the strange noise and number of graves
He is encouraged by seeing the other visitors at the graves
He losses all track of time and is lost in memories of his lover
He feels at peace by returning to be near his lover
Mathilde envies the social class and wealth of others because
a. she was born wealthy but wants to be even wealthier
b. she feels that she deserves a more beautiful life
c. her husband is very demanding
d. her friends encourage her to be a social climber
Which of the following BEST paraphrases the following quotation?
You are rich, respected. You are happy - As I was once.
I am as happy as you are
People have a more positive opinion of me than they do of you
You are unhappy and want to seek revenge against me.
I used to be happy like you
Which of the following is NOT a result of the carnival setting?
Fortunato does not like Luchesi
Fortunato is drunk
Montresor's servants are not at home
Montresor & Fortunato was costumes
Which of the is the best example of imagery?
My friend coughed so hard he could not answer me
I opened another bottle
Our torches barely glowed in the bad air
He was too surprised to stop me.
The Raven is primarily about:
A Dead Woman
A Mysterious Bird
A Grieving Man
A Tormented Dream
What inference can be made about the speaker based on the “many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore” he is reading in the first stanza?
He likes to read
He is very practical man
He keeps up with the latest news
He has a strange sense of humor
Why is the speaker so sad?
He lost his Raven
His Wife Died
He can’t sleep
He is lonely
The speaker in “ The Raven” believes that the raven
Will take him to Lenore
Is Lenore in disguise
Represents death
Is a Prophet & Can tell the future
What is the speaker trying to find out from the raven?
Whether the speaker will see Lenore after he dies
Whether there is life after death
Why the bird came to visit
Whether the bird has seen Lenore
What is a Narrative Poem?
A Poem that tells a story
A Poem that has a speaker
A Poem that uses Rhyme
A Poem where someone dies
What happens to the tombstones?
The dead add positive praises about their lives to the stones.
The dead scratch out everything written about them, leaving the tombstones blank.
The corpses break them open in order to escape from the graves.
The dead replace what is written on the stones with the truth about their lives.
Which of the following describes the THEME of the story?
Love can cause people to believe the best about others and often masks the truth.
The dead must remain as they are so that we can hold on to positive memories of them.
While it may be painful, honoring the dead is an important practice to help cope with grief.
It is important to remain devoted to our loved ones, even after they pass.
What is the role of Madame Loisel's husband in this story?
His weakness emphasizes Madame Loisel's strength.
His reason acts as a contrast to Madame Loisel's delusions.
His ignorance furthers her frustration.
His kindness supports her efforts to better herself.
What is ironic about the Loisels' poverty?
It is Madame Loisel who lost the necklace, and her husband who is paying for all of it.
The Loisels are impoverished by someone they considered a friend.
Madame Loisel felt like her old life was not good enough for her, and now she has lost it all.
The harder they work, the more they have to pay off.
Which of the following words describe the Cask of Amontillado's MOOD?
CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY
sinister
ominous
upbeat
gloomy
