The Raven Solo quiz

Choose all that apply; Which of these could describe what the narrator is doing in lines 1-2?

• Sleeping

• Looking at books

• Eating

• Taking a walk

• Thinking

In the first stanza (lines 1-6), the setting could BEST be described as a _______.

• stormy midday

• bright dawn

• dark, late night

• starry twilight

What does the narrator think is causing the tapping noise he hears?

• The wind

• A ghost

• Lenore

• A visitor

When he describes how "each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor" (8), what is he most likely referring to?

• The sounds made by the dying fire

• A ghost that is haunting his house

• The lights and shadow created by his fire

• Snowflakes that are coming into the room

When the narrator says, "vainly I had sought to borrow/From my books surcease of sorrow" (9-10), what does he most likely mean?

• He is successfully distracted and entertained by what he is reading.

• He is unsuccessfully using books to find a solution for his sadness.

In stanza 2 (lines 7-12), the narrator connects his sorrow to the loss of a woman named Lenore.

• True

• False

When he goes to open the door in stanza 4 (lines 19-24), the narrator's words " '...truly your forgiveness I implore.../ That I scarce was sure I heard you' "(lines 20-23) are _________.

• impatient

• happy

• apologetic

• humorous

The poem says of the "stately" raven, "Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he; / But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door" (lines 39-40). What does the narrator seem to think of the raven?

• he thinks the raven is acting with dignity.

• He thinks the raven is flying around the room.

• He thinks the raven is acting with affection.

• He thinks the raven is acting in a threatening way.

In stanza 10 (lines 55-60), the narrator says, " 'Other friends have flown before - / On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.' " Which sentence provides the BEST summary of lines 58-59?

• The narrator thinks he will lose hope.

• The narrator thinks the raven will leave him.

• The narrator thinks he will lose all his friends.

• The narrator thinks Lenore will leave him.

In stanza 8 (lines 43-48), what is it about the raven that makes the narrator smile?

• Its shaven head

• Its ghastliness

• Its funny voice

• Its serious look