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Worksheets"The Premature Burial" 2024
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
What's catalepsy?
What happens to the narrator when he has a catalepsy attack?
The narrator feels cold and ill and then faints. Then everything is black and he can't remember anything.
What happens to the narrator in his dreams?
He normally dreams about a cold hand asking him to 'Get out' of a dark place.
After starting dreaming, what changes did he made in his family vault?
The doors could open from inside and made holes for air and light to come. Also, places for food and water near the coffin.
He looked for a new place with sunny spaces.
He decided to travel to a different city and change the site of the family vault.
Why were people often buried alive?
Relatives drugged and buried them for the inheritance.
Diseases often gave the appearance of death.
Revenge.
All of the above.
What techniques does Poe use to create suspense for the reader?
long phrases; pacing; similes
metaphors; words; ideas
theme
paragraphs
What is the theme of "The Premature Burial"? (What should the main character have learned?
To be more careful when traveling alone.
That he is crazy.
Do not let fear rule your life and prevent you from living it.
Catalepsy is a real disorder.
What is the main conflict in this story?
man vs. man
man vs self
man vs nature
man vs supernatural
How does the first person point of view affect how we understand this story?
It lets the reader be a part of the story.
It encourages the reader to feel and see what the narrator sees and feels.
both of the above.
Which of the following is an example of imagery?
"...the suffocating fumes from the damp earth..."
"For several years I had been subject to attacks of the disorder..."
"Then again the duration of the trance could be for weeks..."
"I entered into a series of precautions..."
Endeavored means
tried
desired
dug
slept
The Conquerer Worm actually represents:
The Grim Reaper
Angels
friends
worms
What's premature burial?
It's the act of burying someone alive.
It's the act of using a computer by hacking it.
It's the act of shopping online without paying.
What's catalepsy?
What happens to the narrator when he has a catalepsy attack?
The narrator feels cold and ill and then faints. Then everything is black and he can't remember anything.
Where was the narrator when he woke up from his cataleptic attack or fit?
In a hospital near Richmond
In the jungle
In the space
In a sailing boat near Richmond
The passage uses the (a)
point of view. This point of view is shown through the use of (b) pronouns and the fact that the narrator describes the thoughts of only one character.
