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Poetry and Poe- Practice Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does ACUTE mean as it is used in the story?

a)

weak

b)

warm

c)

handsome

d)

sharp

2.

To try something IN VAIN means you try...

a)

very hard

b)

too little

c)

without success

d)

until you succeed

3.

Which of the following is NOT a theme in the story?

a)

Good Vs. Evil

b)

Love and Patience

c)

Madness

d)

Guilt

4.

Where does the narrator put the old man's body parts after he kills him?

a)

In the basement

b)

Under the floorboards

c)

In the closet

d)

Outside

5.

What kind of human emotion does the heartbeat symbolize?

a)

Happiness

b)

Anger

c)

Love

d)

Guilt

6.

The author builds suspense by incorporating the use of

a)

An unreliable narrator

b)

Repetition

c)

First Person POV

d)

All of the above!

7.

What is it about the old man that bothers the narrator?

a)

His eye

b)

His face

c)

His personality

d)

His age

8.

sharp or severe in effect

a)

profound

b)

cunningly

c)

acuteness

d)

dreadful

9.

disapproval of something done

a)

profound

b)

sagacity

c)

mournful

d)

dreadful

10.

What do we call a narrator whose story cannot be trusted?

a)

suspense

b)

third-person

c)

first-person

d)

unreliable narrator

11.

When was Edgar Allan Poe born?

a)

January 19, 1810

b)

January 19, 1809

c)

February 19, 1809

d)

January 29, 1809

12.

Poe married his cousin, Virginia Clemm

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Where was Edgar Allan Poe born?

a)

Richmond, Virginia

b)

New York, New York

c)

Baltimore, Maryland

d)

Boston, Massachusetts

14.

What is a mystery about Edgar Allan Poe's life?

a)

His birthplace

b)

His death

c)

His favorite book

d)

His education

15.

Edgar Allen Poe married .....

a)

his cousin

b)

a woman named Sandy

c)

someone twice his age

d)

at the age of 82

16.

What genre is Poe typically known for writing?

a)

Comedy

b)

Horror

c)

Drama

d)

Plays

17.

What was the cause of death for Poe's mother, brother, and wife?

a)

Tuberculosis

b)

Heart disease

c)

Cancer

d)

Pneumonia

18.

(a)   is the ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future.

19.

"Cunningly" means in a clever, skillful, and often deceptive way.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Wrapped and covered are both synonyms of enveloped

a)

True

b)

False