The Masque of the Red Death
How many rooms were there in The Masque of the Red Death?
Seven
Why did the narrator want to kill his master?
His master had two different colored eyes, this bothered the narrator so much that he killed his master because of it.
How many poem/pieces of literature did Edgar Allen Poe write?
Over seventy
True or False; The narrator is in a mental asylum where he imagines the dark cellar with a pit and a pendulum
False
Who is Pluto and how was he treated?
Pluto is the narrator's cat and was abused by the narrator and also killed by him.
How would you die of the Red Death and how fast would it kill you?
Sharp pains,bleeding from the pores,intense nausea/dizziness which would kill you within thirty minutes.
How many nights did the narrator stand over his master's door before he committed the crime?
The narrator stood over his master for 7 nights before killing him on the 8th.
What is Poe's most well known writing?
The Raven
What was the narrator's name?
The narrators name was not stated.
What did the narrator blame his behavior on?
Alcoholism
What was the Prince's name?
Prince Prospero
How did the narrator kill his master?
The old man died of strangulation.
How did Poe's parents die?
His mother died of tuberculosis when he was two, his father was never in the picture.
Why was the pungent meat a set up?
True or false, did the narrator have any regrets towards his wife and cat?
Either true or false is correct
What did the Prince do upon encountering the red death?
The Prince confronts the red death and attempts to kill it, ultimately causing his own death.
Why did the police show up at the estate?
Where was Poe from?
Poe was interchangeably moving from Boston to Richmond, Poe spent most of his time in Virginia though.
What was engraved into the walls?
Drawings of previous victims and their torture.
How did the narrator describe himself? How was he really?
The narrator described himself as having a gentle heart and was actually an abusive alcoholic.
What were the colors of the seven rooms in The Masque of the Red Death?
Blue,purple,green,orange,white,violet,and red
What makes the narrator confess?
The narrator begins to hear things, he hears the beating of a heart and assumes it's his master from beneath the floorboard, causing him to become paranoid and frantically confesses.
How did Edgar Allen Poe die?
It is unknown, on October 3rd Poe was seen at a tavern in Baltimore drunk, four days later on the 7th he was found dead.
What was the setting at the beginning of the Story?
The narrator was awaiting his jail sentence in a room full of judges.
How was the narrator caught?
The police were investigating his house and heard a scream coming from the walls.