Key People
This man was the leader of the Powhatan people.
Who is Powhatan?
This famous poem by Edgar Allan Poe uses repetition to stress themes of memory and loss.
What is "The Raven"?
Although The Scarlet Letter is set in Puritan Boston, Nathaniel Hawthorne actually wrote it in this century.
What is the 19th century?
In the early 1600s, these people fled from religious persecution and founded a colony in Plymouth Bay.
Who are the Puritans/pilgrims?
This Poe character appears as an interloper at a party, disconcerting the other guests.
Who is the Red Death?
This poet was renowned for her activism, fighting for both America's independence and the abolition of slavery.
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
The Modoc people of the Pacific Northwest claim these creatures as their ancestors.
What are bears?
These are two of the words that the scarlet letter stands for throughout the novel.
What is adultery/angel/able?
As an adult, Olaudah Equiano became a free man by doing this.
What is purchasing his freedom?
In "The Cask of Amontillado," the characters' voices reverberate in the austere passageways of this location, where most of the action occurs.
What are the catacombs?
This man's autobiographical Narrative, published in 1789, was immensely popular upon its publication.
Who is Olaudah Equiano?
In a 1775 letter introducing one of her poems, Phillis Wheatley expresses her support for this "great cause."
What is the American Revolution?
In descriptions of Roger Chillingworth, he is repeatedly compared to this creature.
What is a devil/fiend?
The Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, but not before removing a long paragraph about this subject.
What is slavery/enslavement?
This Poe character displays his erudite nature by reading a book at the beginning of the work in which he appears. (That said, he does find the book soporific).
Who is the speaker of "The Raven"?
William Apess adopted the voice of this Wampanoag chief to write a speech warning about British colonists.
Who is Metacom/King Philip?
In Federalist No. 10, James Madison argues that this type of government is the most effective to safeguard people against factions.
What is a large republic?
Mistress Hibbins, the governor's sister, is rumored to practice this activity.
What is witchcraft?
In his "Speech at Detroit," Pontiac tells a story about this person (or type of person).
Who is a Delaware Indian?
Only the most astute readers will remember this animal that appears on the Montresor family crest OR this acrimonious family motto.
What is a serpent/snake OR "No one provokes me with impunity"/"Nemo me impune lacessit"?
These are the three authors of The Federalist Papers.
Who are John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton?
This introductory essay to The Scarlet Letter was more famous upon its publication than the novel itself.
What is "The Custom-House"?
Hester Prynne sews many different things: ceremonial clothes, baby clothes, funeral clothes, and more. However, she notably does NOT sew this type of garment.
What is a wedding veil?
In 1641, this man successfully petitioned the Virginia courts to purchase his son's freedom.
Who is John Graweere?
What is the old man's eye?