The Raven

What is the time and year of the events?

• Midnight in December
• An afternoon at the end of October
• Noon in July
• An early April morning

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The speaker can best be described as a —

• lonely, elderly man longing for visitors
• magician conjuring up evil spirits
• poet seeking inspiration for a new work
• melancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy

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When the author first heard the "rapping at his chamber door", who did he think was outside?

• his neighbor
• the raven
• some late night visitor
• his mother

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At first encounter, the speaker’s reaction to the Raven is —

• revulsion
• fear
• anger
• amusement

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Why did Poe choose to use a raven versus a parrot or an owl? 

• The Raven is happy and Poe writes about happy things
• The Raven is black and can speak.
• Ravens often appear in legend and literature as sinister omens
• Owls and parrots are too scary for people to read about. 

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What does the Raven symbolize in this poem?

• The speaker's grief and loneliness

• The evil that haunts him

• The love that he had for Lenore

• Nature and how it affects human emotions

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When the raven continues to only say "Nevermore", how does the narrator respond?

• accuses the bird of lying
• he kills the bird
• he laughs
• he grows increasingly frustrated

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What big question represents the theme of this poem?

• How do people handle loss?
• Why do people dream?
• What does it take to be a survivor?
• What are you willing to sacrifice?

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To trick or deceive is...

• wrought
• bleak
• bust
• beguiling

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Warning or threatening is...

• ominous
• entreating
• fancy
• mien

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