WorksheetsThe Raven Test Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
First and last name
4 lines
2.
In The Raven, the books were __________ and unusual with old forgotten lore.
a)
placid
b)
quaint
c)
decorum
d)
countenance
3.
"Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before" The repetition of the "d" words. This is also called a tongue twister.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
simile
4.
"Do not be __________ by appearances, young one. There is more to this place than meets the eye." No one can put a spell on me!
a)
decorum
b)
obeisance
c)
beguiled
d)
gaunt
5.
"Perched upon the bust of Pallas just above my chamber door" The bust of Pallas is a reference to the Goddess of Wisdom. What is this an example of?
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
allusion
d)
personification
6.
“...the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.” If you can visualize this through senses, what type of figurative language is used?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
allusion
d)
imagery
7.
"And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor/ Shall be lifted- nevermore!" The soul is given a human quality.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
8.
The old-fashioned word meaning "said."
a)
quaint
b)
countenance
c)
quoth
d)
quaff
9.
What type of figurative language is this? “...suddenly there came a tapping, as of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.” A comparison using "as"
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
allusion
d)
simile
10.
The Raven's genre is Gothic Romanticism. What elements make a Gothic tale?
a)
dark and ominous settings
b)
supernatural elements
c)
old castles/mansions
d)
all of the above
11.
"Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December/ books could not surcease my sorrow." What is the tone of the narrator in these lines?
a)
happy
b)
grief stricken
c)
optimistic
d)
upbeat
12.
"As someone rapping, rapping at my chamber door," is an example of . . . Another example would be "BOOM"
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
allusion
13.
When the narrator first opens the door, what does he see?
a)
a raven
b)
darkness
c)
Lenore
d)
ghost
14.
The raven is still sitting there at the end of the poem. It appears the raven will never go away. What does the raven symbolize?
a)
life
b)
love
c)
grief/hopelessness
d)
Bust of Pallas
15.
What time does the poem take place?
a)
midnight
b)
dawn
c)
10:00 PM
d)
morning
16.
What is the narrator doing when he first hears the "tapping?"
a)
writing a novel
b)
cooking dinner
c)
reading in his chamber
d)
sleeping
17.
The first question the narrator asks the raven, in the eighth stanza, is "tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!" Make an inference to this quote.
a)
What is your birthday?
b)
What is your name?
c)
When are you leaving?
d)
Where is Lenore?
18.
What is the name of the "rare and radiant maiden" for whom the author mourns?
a)
Annabell
b)
Lydia
c)
Ember
d)
Lenore
19.
The protagonist in the poem is the ___________.
a)
raven
b)
Lenore
c)
narrator
d)
Bust of Pallas
20.
The conflict in the story is ___________
a)
narrator vs Lenore
b)
narrator vs himself
c)
narrator vs raven
d)
narrator vs reading books
21.
The climax in The Raven is when the narrator ask the raven when when will he see his lost love. What does the raven reply?
a)
"evermore"
b)
"tomorrow"
c)
"nevermore"
d)
"today"
22.
The narrator begins to curse at the raven and demands that it leaves. The raven flies out the window.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
. Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?
a)
The raven will never leave the chamber.
b)
The narrator will be lost in his grief forever.
c)
The poet will never sleep again.
d)
It is a symbol of madness.
24.
What happened to Lenore?
a)
She broke up with the narrator
b)
She moved away
c)
She died
d)
She is missing
25.
What time does the poem take place?
a)
Midnight
b)
10:00 pm
c)
Noon
d)
Dawn
26.
A Biblical allusion to something that has healing powers.
a)
Nepenthe
b)
Balm of Gilead
c)
Serahpim
d)
Plutonian
27.
Where is the raven at the end of the poem?
a)
outside the speaker’s house in a storm
b)
on the bust above the speaker’s door
c)
near the speaker’s velvet chair
d)
ashore on a deserted island
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