The Raven

What is the setting of "The Raven"?

• A) A forest

• B) A haunted house

• C) A dark chamber

• D) A cemetery

How does the speaker feel at the beginning of the poem?

• A) Joyful and excited

• B) Anxious and scared

• C) Tired and melancholic

• D) Angry and frustrated

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the raven symbolize in the poem?

• A) Freedom

• C) Death and loss

• B) Knowledge

• D) Joy and hope

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.W.8.9A

What does the speaker seek as he remembers Lenore?

• A) Revenge

• B) Answers about the future

• C) Closure

• D) Comfort and peace

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

What phrase does the raven repeatedly say in response to the speaker?

• A) Nevermore

• B) Goodbye

• C) Forever

• D) Always

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Which literary device is heavily used in the line, "And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain"?

• A) Hyperbole

• B) Personification

• C) Alliteration

• D) Imagery

What does the speaker ask the raven about Lenore?

• A) If she is happy

• B) If she will return

• C) If she is still alive

• D) If he will forget her

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does the speaker's mood change by the end of the poem?

• A) He becomes more hopeful.

• B) He feels increasingly despairing.

• C) He becomes angry at the raven.

• D) He feels indifferent.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the climax of the poem?

• A) The speaker opens the window.

• B) The raven enters the room.

• C) The speaker realizes Lenore is gone forever.

• D) The speaker starts to cry.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

What overall theme is present in "The Raven"?

• A) The joy of love

• B) The inevitability of death

• C) The excitement of adventure

• D) The importance of friendship

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CCSS.RL.8.2