Edgar Allan Poe was taken in by a wealthy tobacco merchant. What was his name?
A. Rothschild Poe
B. John Henry Edgar
C. John Allan
D. Winston Salem
What is C. John Allan.
100
What is your ________name?
A. friends'
B. friend's
C. friends
What is B. friend's.
100
What is the sister's name in the story?
A. Teresa
B. Lady Mary
C. Snoopy
D. Lady Madeline
What is D. Lady Madeline.
100
Erika wants to use a word that is similar to "shiny". She would look for a(n) _____of "shiny".
A. Synonym
B. Antonym
What is synonym.
100
Two or more words ______when their ending syllables have the same or similar sounds.
What is rhyme.
200
What NFL team is name in honor of Edgar Allan Poe?
What is the Baltimore Ravens.
200
Do these books belong to Alex? Are they ______?
A. his'
B. he's
C. his
What is C. his.
200
How did Roderick and the Narrator meet?
A. same job
B. as childhood friends
C. at a bar
D. a talent show
What is B. as childhood friends.
200
Which is a synonym for "harsh"?
A. sad
B. smooth
C. rough
D. happy
What is C. rough.
200
A _____ is a group of lines about one idea or topic.
What is a stanza.
300
Poe would later leave college because of what difficulty?
A. He didn't get along with his roommate.
B. His stepfather cut him off from funds.
C. He gambled and put himself into debt.
D. Both B and C
What is D. Both B and C.
300
Next _______English class will begin at two o'clock, not three o'clock.
A. Thursdays'
B. Thursday's
C. Thursdays
What is B. Thursday's.
300
The Narrator is invited to the home of the Usher's to_______.
A. meet Madeline
B. treat Madeline's illness
C. cheer his friend Roderick
D. attend Madeline's funeral
What is C. cheer his friend Roderick.
300
"Weak" is a synonym for _______.
A. ancient
B. frail
C. strong
D. magnificent
What is B. frail.
300
What is the raven's only answer to the narrator's questions?
What is Nevermore.
400
There are many theories as to what killed Poe. Of the various reasons, what seems to be the most likely?
A. stubbing his toe
B. death from exposure
C. drinking in the pub, later found in the street
D. listening to the "Best of Guns and Roses"
What is C. drinking in the pub, later found in the street.
400
The ______teacher is standing at the front of their classroom.
A. student's
B. students'
C. students
What is B. students'.
400
Who died in the short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher"?
A. Roderick Usher, Lady Madeline
B. The Doctor, The Narrator
C. Lady Madeline, The Narrator
D. The Doctor, Roderick Usher
What is A. Roderick Usher and Lady Madeline.
400
"Ordinary" is a synonym for _______.
A. commonplace
B. distant
C. rare
D. responsible
What is A. commonplace.
400
The narrator of the poem is sad because he lost love is dead. What is her name?
What is Lenore.
500
Edgar Allan Poe is known as the father of what type of story?
A. Horror
B. Detective
C. Epic
D. Romance
What is B. Detective.
500
These are my _____toys on the floor. They didn't put them away.
A. children's
B. childrens
C. childrens'
What is A. children's .
500
What type of relationship does Lady Madeline have with Roderick Usher?
A. Father- Daughter
B. Cousins
C. Husband- Wife
D. Brother- Sister
What is D. Brother- Sister.
500
Which is a synonym for "grasp"?
A. poke
B. release
C. hold
D. throw
What is C. hold.
500
In 'The Raven', what does the narrator see when he opens the door?