Show:
Poe's Life
House of Usher
The Tell-Tale Heart
Poetry
Miscellaneous
100
What is the disease that killed Poe's mother, foster mother, and wife?
TB or tuberculosis
100
What is the setting of the movie?
the Usher house
100
Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?
His evil eye.
100
What is a stanza?
a group of lines in a poem
100
What is a seraph?
an angel
200
In what city was Poe born?
Boston
200
How do Phillip and Madeline know each other?
They are engaged to be married.
200
How many nights does it take for the narrator to kill the old man?
8
200
After Annabel Lee dies, what does the speaker of the poem do?
lie on her grave at night
200
What occupation (job) did Poe's mother have?
actress
300
What was Poe's wife's name?
Virginia
300
What is the servant's name?
Bristol
300
Where does the narrator hide the body?
under the floor boards
300
In what month is "The Raven" set?
December
300
In "The Fall of the House of Usher" what does the servant ask Phillip to do when he first enters the Usher house?
take off his boots
400
What disease/illness might have killed Edgar Allan Poe?
rabies
400
What does Roderick Usher do to his sister?
He buries her alive.
400
Why does the narrator confess to the police?
He thinks the police can hear the heart beat.
400
In "The Raven" what is the name of the speaker's love?
Lenore
400
In "The Tell-Tale Heart" why do the police come to the house?
They heard a scream.
500
Double Jeopardy What were Poe's last words?
God help my poor soul.
500
At the end of the movie, who lives and who dies?
Roderick, Madeline, and the servant die. Phillip lives.
500
From what point of view (type of narrator) is this story told?
first person
500
Double Jeopardy The words envy, covet, and jealous, are what?
synonyms
500
When the raven flies into the speaker's house, where does he sit?
On Pallas, Athena