Scary Stories

What did Samuel Blunt do when there was great demand for the new wonderful sausage?

• He moved to a better location 

• He kept a sharp lookout for humans who might make tasty sausage meat

• He started growing herbs in his own garden

• He married a nice plump schoolteacher

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Why did the silver dollars rattle in the tin box?

• The ghost wanted them back

• There was an earthquake

• The loud music caused the box to vibrate

• The gravedigger shook the box

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

In "The Tell-Tale Heart", what bothered the narrator about the old man?

• He snored in his sleep

• He was annoying

• He was missing a leg

• His vulture eye

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who gave the Monkey Paw to the Whites?

• A visiting friend from the military

• They found it in their attic

• A neighbor in their town

• They inherited it from someone who died

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In "The Tell-Tale Heart", what bothered the narrator about the old man?

• He snored in his sleep

• He was annoying

• He was missing a leg

• His vulture eye

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who gave the Monkey Paw to the Whites?

• A visiting friend from the military

• They found it in their attic

• A neighbor in their town

• They inherited it from someone who died

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," what is Ichabod Crane's profession?

• Schoolteacher

• Blacksmith

• Farmer

• Innkeeper

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CCSS.RI.8.10

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the main theme of "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs?

• The dangers of greed

• The importance of family

• The power of love

• The inevitability of death

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In "Dracula," who is the first character to encounter Count Dracula?

• Jonathan Harker

• Mina Murray

• Lucy Westenra

• Van Helsing

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which literary device is predominantly used in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.7.5

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