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1. At what time of day do the remembered events of the poem take place?
A) morning
B) afternoon
C) sunset
D) midnight
2. What does the speaker hear that disrupts his “pondering” and “nearly napping” in the first stanza?
A) a loud scream
B) light knocking on his door
C) quiet laughter
D) scratching at his chamber door
3. What activity is the speaker pursuing to distract him from his thoughts?
A) He is reading over old texts.
B) He is gazing out the window.
C) He is painting a portrait.
D. He is taking a nap.
4. Which paraphrased line best shows the speaker’s reaction to the tapping at the window?
A) “It must be a loose shutter.”
B) “It’s just the wind.”
C) “There’s no such thing as ghosts.”
D) “My ears are playing tricks on me.”
5. What does the speaker initially find when he opens his door?
A) He finds a friend who has come for a visit.
B) He finds the raven waiting to be let in.
C) He finds nothing but darkness.
D) He finds the ghost of Lenore in the hall.
6. What information does the speaker seek from the raven?
A) He asks what the raven has witnessed on his journeys.
B) He asks the raven to foretell the time of his (the speaker’s) death.
C) He asks if he (the speaker) will see Lenore again.
D) He asks where the raven came from and who sent him.
By Edgar Allan Poe
A Dream Within a Dream
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Annabel Lee
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Berenice
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Hop-Frog
Hop-Frog
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Ligeia
Ligeia
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Tamerlane
Tamerlane
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The Black Cat
The Black Cat
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The Cask of Amontillado
The Cask of Amontillado
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The Conqueror Worm
The Conqueror Worm
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The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
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The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher
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The Gold Bug
The Gold Bug
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The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace
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The Imp of the Perverse
The Imp of the Perverse
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The Lake
The Lake
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The Man of the Crowd
The Man of the Crowd
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The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
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The Oval Portrait
The Oval Portrait
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