THE RAVEN QUIZ
Which of the following options is the best description of the setting in "The Raven"?
Question 2 options:
A) The story takes place in the woods at night. The moon shines brightly and casts shadows on the trail.
B) The story takes place in a man's home at midnight. The embers from the fire cast shadows, and the curtains are rustling.
C) The story takes place in a cellar during the summer. It is hot and miserable.
D) The story takes place in a man's home at noon. It is dark in the middle of the day, which makes is even more creepy.
Which option offers the best description of the narrator?
Question 3 options:
A) The narrator is Poe, and the poem is biographical about how his wife Lenore died.
B) The narrator is a woman who has died and returned in the form of a Raven.
C) The narrator is a bird who continually uses the word "nevermore."
D) Poe creates a narrator who struggles with grief and fear.
Which of the following details from the story provides readers with the best evidence that the narrator is not reliable (not trustworthy)?
Question 4 options:
A) He had to make an effort "to still the beating of [his] heart."
B) He explains, "I wished the morrow."
C) He was feeling "weak and weary." When he opened the door to see who was there, he immediately thought it was his dead wife "Lenore."
Think deeply about the choice of point of view. How does using a first person narrator impact the poem?
Question 5 options:
A) It enhances the emotion and suspense because the narrator explains his fears as he experiences terror.
B) It makes it more difficult to understand how the narrator was feeling.
C) It makes it challenging for the reader to relate to the main character.
D) The narrator sounds completely unrelatable.
Authors often use setting to create a mood. In this poem, the setting is used to develop which of the following moods?
Question 6 options:
A) A mood that is mysterious and creepy.
B) A mood that is funny and light hearted.
C) A mood that is thoughtful and nostalgic.
D) A mood that is joyful and compassionate.
What do you notice about the structure of this poem?
Question 7 options:
A) Poe integrates rhyme, rhythm, repetition, alliteration, and similar stanza structure.
B) Poe only uses rhyme.
C) This poem uses 25 stanzas.
D) He repeats full stanzas for impact.
Poe integrates an allusion by having the raven sit on the bust of Pallas. What is this, and which interpretation matches the allusion?
Question 8 options:
A) A statue is very serious, so the bird must be serious as well.
B) A bust of pallas is a place of royalty that has been broken. The bird must be bringing a message from a lost king.
C) Pallas is another name for Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. The bust of Pallas is a statue of her. When the bird lands here, it makes it appear that the bird is either wise, or perhaps a messenger.
D) This is a statue of Medusa. If he looks at the bird, he will die and turn to stone.
Which of the following theme statements is the best for "The Raven?"
Question 9 options:
A) When a person is overcome by grief and lack of rest, fears can become magnified.
B) The bird came to bring him peace.
C) When a person is lonely, he or she can become paranoid and scared.
Effective summaries should begin with topic sentences identifying the text and main idea, be written in the order of the text, and include only the most important information.
Question 10 options:
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B) The story takes place in a man's home at midnight. The embers from the fire cast shadows, and the curtains are rustling. – This is the right answer which can describe the setting in “The Raven”.
A) The narrator is Poe, and the poem is biographical about how his wife Lenore died. This is the right answer of the second question.
B) He was feeling ""weak and weary."" – This is the right answer of the third question.
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