Poe's Life
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Black Cat
Cask of Amontillado
The Raven
100

Where was Poe born?

What is Boston?

100

What body part drives the narrator's madness?

What is the vulture like, or pale blue eye?

100

What animal is central to the story?

What is a cat?

100

Who is Montresor's victim?

Who is Fortunato?

100

 What bird visits the narrator?

What is a raven?

200

Who raised Poe?

 Who are the Allans?

200

DAILY DOUBLE



Where is the old man's body hidden?

What is under the floorboards?

200

What happens to Pluto?

What is he is killed/hanged?

200

What does Montresor use to lure Fortunato into the catacombs?

What is wine (Amontillado)?

200

 What word does the Raven repeat?

What is “Nevermore”?

300

What type of writing is Poe famous for?

What is horror/mystery?

300

What sound drives the narrator mad?

What is a beating heart?

300

Where is the wife’s body hidden?

What is inside the wall?

300

DAILY DOUBLE



Where does the story take place?

What are catacombs?

300

Who is the narrator mourning?

Who is Lenore?

400

What was one major struggle Poe faced?

What is poverty/loss of family?

400

 Who does the narrator confess to?

 Who are the police?

400

 What reveals the body to the police?

 What is the cat’s cry?

400

What does Montresor do to Fortunato?

 What is walls him up alive?

400

What does the raven symbolize?

What is grief/loss?

500

 Poe is considered the father of what genre?

What is detective fiction?

500

What theme is most important in the story?

What is guilt/madness?

500

What theme does the story show?

What is guilt or violence?

500

What is Montresor’s motivation for killing Fortunato?

What is revenge for an insult?

500

What is the mood of the poem?

What is dark/gloomy?

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