Gothic Literature
Fall of the House of Usher
The Black Cat
Sleepy Hollow
Edgar Allan Poe
100
Gothic Literature has a ____________ theme.
Dark
100
Who is Roderick's only living relative?
His twin sister, Madeline
100
What occurs on the evening of the day that the narrator kills Pluto?
The Narrator's house catches fire.
100
Who do the villagers believe the headless horseman is?
A soldier from a past war that lost his head due to a stray cannonball.
100
Poe ended up settling down in the town of __________, VA.
Richmond
200
Ghosts, dreams, mysterious storms, bumps in the night, and other unexplainable _______________ events are see throughout much of the gothic literature.
Supernatural
200
What illness does Madeline have?
Wearing away of the body. Her body shuts down momentarily as if she is dead.
200
What does the narrator find inside of the rubble from his burnt house?
A shadow of a hanging cat on the only standing wall.
200
What is the Headless Horseman doing at night?
Riding around, searching for his head.
200
Poe secretly married his 13-year old __________.
Cousin
300
The setting in gothic literature is almost always a spooky ________ or a ____________.
Castle or Mansion
300
When Madeline dies, what does Roderick plan to do with the body? Why?
Bury it in the wall to preserve it.
300
What specific mark in the animal's small section of white fur had become clearly visible to the narrator?
A rope/noose
300
What are Ichabod Crane's jobs?
Schoolmaster/Choir Director
300
Poe's stories were so creepy that his readers believed he was very _________, himself.
strange
400
The setting of the literature is set in the __________ days.
Olden
400
How does Roderick die?
From fear and Madeline falling on him.
400
Why does the narrator kill his wife?
She interferes with his attempt to kill the cat.
400
What subject does Ichabod like to heard about and why?
Witchcraft because of all the ghost stories of the town.
400
"The __________" was Poe's most famous poem written.
Raven
500
Name three elements of Gothic Literature:
Dark, gloomy, supernatural, women in distress, atmosphere of mystery and suspense, Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male
500
As the narrator flees the mansion, a wild light appears behind him. What does he see when he turns around?
The house burning and crashing down.
500
Where does the narrator find the second black cat at the end of the story?
Inside the wall with the body of his dead wife.
500
What are two things Brom Bones does to get back at Ichaod for trying to steal Katrina?
1. Ridicule him 2. Jokes and makes fun of him in front of her
500
What was the cause of Poe's death?
Mysterious circumstances, no one knows.
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