American Gothic Literature

Beschreibung

Fall of the House of Usher, The Raven, The Masque of Red Death, The Minister's Black Veil
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

Frage
On the final night, the narrator cannot sleep because
Antworten
  • he is worried about a coming storm
  • Usher wants to read him a favorite book
  • He is nervous and hears unfamiliar sounds
  • The darkness of the house frightens him

Frage 2

Frage
The speaker in The Raven is upset about losing a
Antworten
  • book
  • loved one
  • bird
  • statue

Frage 3

Frage
To explain the noise at the door, the speaker
Antworten
  • concludes that a servant needs help
  • guesses that a bird is in the hall
  • assumes he has a visitor
  • imagines Lenore speaking

Frage 4

Frage
The raven enters the speaker's room and sits on
Antworten
  • a bust of a Greek Goddess
  • the edge of the door
  • the arm of the chair
  • a purple curtain

Frage 5

Frage
What does the speaker imagine after the raven first speaks
Antworten
  • hearing tapping
  • seeing Lenore
  • drinking deeply
  • smelling incense

Frage 6

Frage
The speaker tells the raven to leave because the bird
Antworten
  • says that the speaker will never see Lenore again
  • tells the speaker that he will die very soon
  • speaks about the ruler of the underworld
  • tries to push the speaker out of the room

Frage 7

Frage
Where is the raven at the end of the poem?
Antworten
  • outside the speaker's house in a storm
  • on the bust above the speaker's door
  • near the speaker's velvet chair
  • ashore on the deserted island

Frage 8

Frage
You can make the inference that the speaker hates the raven because the speaker
Antworten
  • says that the raven really is the devil
  • builds a trap to capture the bird
  • leaves the room and never comes back
  • blames the bird for his loss of hope

Frage 9

Frage
What is causing the deaths of people across the country in the story
Antworten
  • a long war
  • a mental illness
  • a terrible disease
  • an unknown force

Frage 10

Frage
Prince Prospero protects his friends by
Antworten
  • locking them in his home
  • killing all intruders
  • fanning them with fresh air
  • placing guards outside

Frage 11

Frage
The person who causes the commotion within the party is dressed as
Antworten
  • Prince Prospero's dead body
  • the dead King Herod
  • the Greek image of death
  • a victim of the Red Death

Frage 12

Frage
The party may be an allegory for extravagance to show the moral lesson that
Antworten
  • large costume parties make people forget death
  • death comes for the wealthy as well as the poor
  • costumes can greatly affect the mood of a party
  • only wealth can keep a person safe from illness

Frage 13

Frage
While Mr. Hooper gives a sermon on concealed sin, the parishioners
Antworten
  • feel he is looking into their souls
  • strain to hear his muffled voice
  • wondered what sin he has committed
  • think about their neighbor's sins

Frage 14

Frage
Elizabeth feels she should know about Mr. Hooper's veil because she is
Antworten
  • living in the village
  • leading a church group
  • engaged to Mr. Hooper
  • concerned with his wealth

Frage 15

Frage
When the townspeople react to Mr. Hooper's veil, he
Antworten
  • smiles sadly
  • yells at them
  • seeks them out
  • stays at home
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