WorksheetsPoetry and Poe- Practice Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does ACUTE mean as it is used in the story?
weak
warm
handsome
sharp
To try something IN VAIN means you try...
very hard
too little
without success
until you succeed
Which of the following is NOT a theme in the story?
Good Vs. Evil
Love and Patience
Madness
Guilt
Where does the narrator put the old man's body parts after he kills him?
In the basement
Under the floorboards
In the closet
Outside
What kind of human emotion does the heartbeat symbolize?
Happiness
Anger
Love
Guilt
The author builds suspense by incorporating the use of
An unreliable narrator
Repetition
First Person POV
All of the above!
What is it about the old man that bothers the narrator?
His eye
His face
His personality
His age
sharp or severe in effect
profound
cunningly
acuteness
dreadful
disapproval of something done
profound
sagacity
mournful
dreadful
What do we call a narrator whose story cannot be trusted?
suspense
third-person
first-person
unreliable narrator
When was Edgar Allan Poe born?
January 19, 1810
January 19, 1809
February 19, 1809
January 29, 1809
Poe married his cousin, Virginia Clemm
True
False
Where was Edgar Allan Poe born?
Richmond, Virginia
New York, New York
Baltimore, Maryland
Boston, Massachusetts
What is a mystery about Edgar Allan Poe's life?
His birthplace
His death
His favorite book
His education
Edgar Allen Poe married .....
his cousin
a woman named Sandy
someone twice his age
at the age of 82
What genre is Poe typically known for writing?
Comedy
Horror
Drama
Plays
What was the cause of death for Poe's mother, brother, and wife?
Tuberculosis
Heart disease
Cancer
Pneumonia
(a) is the ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future.
"Cunningly" means in a clever, skillful, and often deceptive way.
True
False
Wrapped and covered are both synonyms of enveloped
True
False
