Short Stories Test Review

First major action in a story

Although he wrote poems, he is best known for his...

The general mood or feeling of a story

Comparison that does not use like or as

In committing the murder, the narrator shows great what?

The police officers came to investigate because a neighbor reports what?

His most famous short story is what?

Why don't the police react to the heartbeat in the floorboards?

At the beginning of the play, who is Katie talking to on the phone?

Where is "The Dinner Party" set?

The colonel believed that, in a crisis, women would do what?

Why do the words "THE EYE" appear in all capital letters throughout the story?

Who was responsible for Ichabod's run-in with the Headless Horseman?

An excellent way to map out a story plot is called what?

Series of events that lead up to the climax

Why do town historians believe the headless horseman is near the church?

Although his cause of death was undetermined, it is believed to be related to _______ and _____

At first encounter, the speaker's reaction to the raven is what?

In 1836, Poe married his _________, Virginia.

What does the old man sit up doing at night?

When the raven says "nevermore" the speaker takes this response to be what?

Any action that follows the climax

Who was the first person Katie suspected of calling her?

How old was Poe when he died?

How did the headless horseman lose his head?

Exaggeration

Which of the following sentences is consistent with the POV from which the story is told?

Which of the following is the main focus in the story?

The end of a atory

Where is Dawn's home?

He also influenced the ______ _______ genre.

Why does the narrator kill the old man?

Who was the sobbing caller?

He was known as the leader of the _________ _____________ literary movement.

Which is not a difference between short stories and novels?

Comparison that does use like or as

Edgar Allan Poe was born in...

Readers can infer from the poem's conclusion that the speaker will...

Which of the following is NOT a primary way to approach reading?

Poe's most famous poem is "______ ________"

The way a character's personality is developed

The moment of highest intensity in a story

A feeling of uncertainity or anxiety in story

What is Brom Bone's real name?

Mrs. Wynnes knew that a cobra was in the room because...

The chain of events consist of how many ingredients?

The operator tells bill that Dawn's phone is what?

When did Polly's wedding take place?

Which is NOT an example of a short story?

Start of a story; Establishes setting and characters

At first, the speaker thinks the noise he hears is what?

Poe's writing style is __________.

Why didn't the American warn the guest about the cobra?