Characters
All About Poe
Poe Again
Odds and Ends
Puns are Fun/AM MTG
100

Who "watched" another character for 7 nights in a row?

a. the victim

b. the murderer

c. the police                                    (triple pts.)


b. the murderer

100

Who did Poe marry?



His cousin   :(

100

Poe is one of _________________ most imaginative writers. He was born over ______ years ago.

a.  England's,  200

b.  America's,  200

c.  America's,  100                            (triple pts.)



b. America's, 200

100

"TRUE- NERVOUS- VERY, VERY DREADFULLY NERVOUS..."

Is this a :

                a. title    b. hook.   c. a simile

                            (Triple pts.)

b. hook

100

We talked about old bikes, a mountain bike, a 10-speed, a 5 speed bike, a trick bike, and an electric bike.

What will a futuristic bike do or look like 10 years from now?

(Be mature in your response)             (triple pts.)



Creative responses will vary.

200

Who said, "Who's there?"

a. the police

b. a neighbor

c. the elderly man



c. the elderly man

200

Poe lived to only be _____________ years old.

a. 30

b. 40

c. 45                          (dbl. pts.)



b. 40

200

Give an example of an acute smell or aroma.

Ex.  skunk, strong perfume, gym socks, a basement, a locker room, body odor, etc.


Ex. a candle, cinnamon, baked cookies, home cooked meal, etc.

200

"...his room was a black as pitch..." (837)

is a:

a. simile     b. metaphor             c. an allusion

                          (dbl. pts.)



a. simile

200

Picture a duck peeking above a brick wall.

What allusion did we speak of in class?

a. a famous movie        b. a famous song     

c. a famous poem         d. the Bible

*extra 500 pts. if you name it



a. a famous movie

Movie:  "The Christmas Story"

300

How many police visited the home of the elderly man?

a. 3

b. 2

c. 1                                        (triple pts.)



a. 3

300

Poe was discharged from West Point due to not fulfilling his responsibilites as a young man.

West Point is_______________.

a. a military academy     b. a restaurant    

                       c. a church                  (dbl. pts.)




a. military academy

300

Select 2 words from the Word Wall and explain meaning for each.


                                (triple pts.)



Answers will vary

(See Word Wall)

300

One theme of this story is:

a. death

b. deception

c. all of the above                       (dbl. pts.)


c. all of the above

300

Picture a tea bag.   The pun might be:

a. You're tea-riffic.

b. Which way to Boston?

c. both a and b                              (triple    pts.)



Lol- both a and b

(Get it?...Boston tea Party!)= an all______.

400

The main speaker of the story is:

a. one of the police

b. the "elderly man"

c. the murderer



c. the murderer

400

Sadly, Poe lived a life of:

a. alcohol use

b. drug use

c. mental illness                d. all of the above



d. all of the above

400

Why does Poe use:

-dashes

-capital letters

-and repetition?                     (dbl. pts.)


To get our attention, show mood, express emotion, make us pause and think, to yell, to make a point, to reinforce the story, etc.

400

Give a line or quote from the short story or cartoon.


                         (triple pts.)


There are so many....

Answers will vary

400

Tell us a fun fact about a bike that you learned from the Bike Timeline.


                        (dbl pts.)



Many possible answers.

500

Think back to the video;  describe the looks or behavior of the "elderly man"- 



-tall, thin man            - big eye

-pointed chin              -nestled in his bed       

-narrow head              -face in his food bowl


500

Poe is known as the "__________________ of the Detective Story".

a.   Son                   b. Father         c. Uncle

                             (dbl. pts.)



b. Father

500

How does the title "The Tell-Tale Heart" now make sense?



The madman tells the lies or tales to the police.

All along, however, the madman was so prideful and confident until the police over-indulged in their visit.

500

From memory,  speak a line from the play.

(must be at least 4 words or longer)     

           

                       (dbl pts.)


Answers will vary.

500

The picture was a two wheel bike...

What was the pun? State it in pun language.


I wheelie like you.