A Rose for Emily
What poison did Emily use to kill Homer?
Arsenic
Who wrote the short story?
Edgar Allen Poe
What did Nanny do for Janie?
Arranged her marriage
Who wrote the I Have a Dream Speech?
MLK
Who wrote The Raven?
Edgar Allen Poe
What were the neighbors complaining about?
The putrid smell coming from her house.
Why was the character obsessed with the old man?
He hated his eye.
What did Janie have with Joe Starks?
status
In what year did the civil rights movement begin?
1963
How are Dickenson's and Poe's writing similar?
They both write about death.
What did they find on Homer's corpse?
Emily's gray hair.
What did he do to the old man?
He killed him.
What is Tea Cakes real name?
Virgible Woods
Who is the original Betty Boop?
A Black performer
What thing did The Raven repeat?
Nevermore
What did Colonel Satoris do for Emily?
remitted her taxes
When the police checked the house what happened?
They did not find anything at first, but the narrator conscious got away with him.
What caused Tea Cake to act crazy?
Dog bite
What was the meeting place for black people?
The church
What is one thing that you cannot avoid?
death
What did they find in Emily's house the first time they visited?
Her father's dead body.
What did the narrator hear from the floorboards?
The beating of the old man's heart.
What did Janie do after Tea Cake's death?
Went to trial and went back to her hometown.
What do the different braiding styles mean?
Maps to escape slavery.
What is considered the American Dream?
The idea is that equal opportunity is available to everyone.