Early Life
Edgar Allan Poe was born in this city.
What is Boston, MA?
Poe attended this university first. (No acronyms!)
What is the University of Virginia?
One job that Poe held at which he was successful besides being a writer?
What is magazine editor?
Virginia Clemm
Who is Poe's wife? (Who was Poe's first cousin?)
This is the amount of money Poe earned for "The Raven."
What is $9 or $15? (depending on your sources)
This tragic event occurred in Poe's childhood, and it affected him greatly.
What is the loss of his parents? (Acceptable: loss of mother)
Poe left the university after just one year for this reason.
What is gambling debts and other financial issues?
This is the title of Poe's first book of poetry.
What is Tamerlane and Other Poems?
This was Poe's age when he married.
What is 27 years old?
The concept of an "evil-eye" that can hurt people is seen in this short story.
What is "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
They were Poe's foster family.
Who are John and Frances Allan?
John Allan refused to do this for Poe.
What is pay his gambling debts/provide enough money for Poe to live on during college?
Poe is known as this.
What is the father of the modern detective story? (also, American short story, horror)
Experiences with this illness inspired many of Poe's writings.
What is tuberculosis?
This is the year Poe died.
What is 1849?
This was John Allan's job.
What is a successful merchant?
Poe attended this military academy.
What is West Point?
Give the title of one of Poe's famous short stories.
What is "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Gold Bug," "Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Oval Portrait," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Black Cat,"The Pit and the Pendulum" ... et al?
This is the number of times Poe was married.
What is once?
Poe was found outside this establishment incoherent before his death.
What is a tavern? (voting poll/bar)
Two years old
What is Poe's age when his mother died?
Poe moved in with them after West Point.
Who are Virginia and Maria Clemm? (acceptable: his aunt and cousin; Clemms)
Poe was part of this literary genre. (BIG umbrella - not horror)
What is American Romanticism/Gothic literature/Dark Romanticism?
Poe often wrote about these three topics.
What are love, madness, and death?
He wrote an obituary for Poe that was terribly incriminating and most likely greatly exaggerated if not untrue.
Who is Rufus Wilmot Griswold ?