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1
What was the name of the first cat in “The Black Cat”?
It had no name.
Pallas
Pluto
Hades
2
True or false, in “The Raven” the bird eventually leaves the narrator alone?
False
True
3
Where did the murderer in “The Tell-Tale Heart” hide the old man's body?
behind a wall
in the backyard
under the floorboards
under the bed
4
In
“The Black Cat,” the second cat had white on its chest that eventually took the shape of ...
a tree
an ax
a gallows
a hogshead
5
In “The Black Cat,” what distinct characteristic, besides being black, did both cats share?
They both had only one eye.
They were both black.
They both had white fur on their chests.
They were both named Pluto.
6
What is a heretic?
a person who deserves to be tortured
a person who is saved from death
a person who holds different beliefs than those in power
a person who believes what everyone else does
7
In “The Black Cat,” the narrator is in jail for what crime?
gouging out the cat's eye
murdering his wife
hanging the black cat
burning down his house
8
What is a sepulchre?
a castle
a demon
an angel
a tomb
9
Before the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” killed the old man, how did he treat him?
indifferently
hatefully
kindly
apathetically
10
In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the narrator insisted that the “madness” had done what to his senses?
sharpened them
dulled them
destroyed them
had no affect on them
11
Poe's wife eventually died of what dreaded disease?
pneumonia
brain cancer
tuberculosis
scarlet fever
12
What NFL football team’s name is inspired by a Poe poem?
Florida Panthers
St. Louis Cardinals
Toronto Blue Jays
Baltimore Ravens
13
Why did the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” want to kill the old man?
his gold
his eye
The old man insulted the narrator.
revenge
14
What time was it when the entire crime was complete in “The Tell-Tale Heart”?
2:00 AM
Dawn
12:00 AM
4:00 AM
15
In “The Raven”, where does the bird perch when it enters the narrator’s chamber?
on a pallid bust of Pallas
on his head
on a bust of Edgar Allan Poe
on the bookshelf
16
Poe is buried in ...
Baltimore, Maryland
Boston, Massachusetts
New York, New York
Richmond, Virginia
17
In “The Masque of the Red Death,” what does the black clock symbolize?
how long it took Prospero to run through all seven rooms
time left for the masque to end
mortality (time ticking toward death)
daylight savings time
18
In “The Masque of the Red Death,” what do the seven rooms symbolize?
the seven days of the week (Sun.-Sat.)
the seven deadly sins (e.g., lust, sloth, gluttony)
the seven stages of human life (birth-death)
the seven cardinal virtues (e.g., charity, patience, kindness)
19
The setting of “The Pit and the Pendulum” is during the …
Spanish Inquisition
Roman Inquisition
Baroque Period
Renaissance
20
During the week of the murder, the narrator of The “Tell-Tale Heart” visited the old man at ...
12:00 AM
2:00 AM
9:00 AM
4:00 AM
21
In the poem “Annabel Lee,” the two lovers live where?
in a kingdom by the sea
in a castle in the sky
in a sandcastle by the sea
in a kingdom in the forest
22
What is the setting (time and place) of the poem “The Raven”?
midnight, bleak November; narrator's chamber
sunrise, bleak December; narrator's chamber
midnight, summer; narrator's chamber
midnight, bleak December; narrator's chamber
23
In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” why did the police come to the house?
The neighbors heard suspicious scraping noises.
Someone saw him enter the house and thought it suspicious.
The neighbors heard a shriek.
The neighbors had seen the light from the lantern.
24
Why couldn't the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” kill the old man the first time?
He had forgotten his lantern.
He was afraid of being caught.
The old man's eye was closed.
The old man was awake.
25
Why did Poe choose the name “Lenore” for the lost love in “The Raven”?
It was his late mother's name.
It was his late wife's name.
For no particular reason.
It rhymes with "nevermore".
26
In mythology, Pallas is also known by what name?
Athena
Hades
Pluto
Hera
27
Including the night of the murder, how many nights did the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” look in on the old man?
7
6
9
8
28
In “The Raven,” what could be another name for a “chamber”?
a study
a library
a bedroom
a room
29
Poe married his wife__________when she was only________years old.
Lenore; 12-13
Helen; 12-13
Annabel Lee; 12-13
Virginia; 12-13
30
According to the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart,” what made him confess to the crime?
the police’s accusations
his own heartbeat
the old man’s heartbeat
the ringing in his ears
31
In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” what happened on the eighth night that created drama?
The old man almost killed the narrator.
The murderer cut his thumb.
The police came before he was done with the body.
The old man woke up.
32
What was the “low, dull, quick sound” that the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” heard
according to his description?
the old man's heartbeat
a watch
his own heartbeat
faraway drumbeat
33
What are seraphs?
angels
wise men
old men
demons
