Masque of the Red Death 2019-20

At the beginning of the story, what is happening to the people in the country?

• They are upset because of money

• They were having a masquerade ball

• They were very tired

• They were devastated by a pestilence

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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The quote, "There were sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and the profuse bleeding at the pores, with dissolution," is describing:

• the people at the party

• the symptoms of the Red Death

• Prince Prospero

• the uninvited guest

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

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What did Prince Prospero do after half of his dominion depopulated?

• He called a state of emergency

• He called over his court and locked them in the castellated abbey

• He had a mass funeral

• He moved to another country

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When did Prince Prospero have a big masquerade ball?

• As soon as the pestilence began raging

• Upon locking himself in

• When everyone got better

• Five or six months after being locked in

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

There were _____ apartments in Prospero's castle.

• 6

• 2

• 7

• 8

What did people think of Prince Prospero?

• He was kind-hearted

• He cared about his dominion

• He was eccentric

• He conformed to the norms of society

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does each apartment have?

• a bed

• a fireplace

• a stained glass window

• some form of entertainment

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which quote describes the uninvited guest's appearance?

• "He had come like a thief in the night."

• "The figure was tall and gaunt, and shrouded from head to foot in the habiliments of the grave."

• "...his brow reddened with rage."

• "Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made."

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How does Prince Prospero react to the stranger?

• He welcomes him

• He is shocked and upset

• He feels guilty

• He introduces himself

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why did Prince Prospero tell his courtiers to "seize and unmask" the stranger?

• He couldn't figure out his costume

• He wanted to prove how powerful he was

• He wants to see who he's going to hang

• He had banned masks at his party

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4