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

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American Gothic Literature

Question 1 of 15

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On the final night, the narrator cannot sleep because

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 2 of 15

1

The speaker in The Raven is upset about losing a

Select one of the following:

  • book

  • loved one

  • bird

  • statue

Explanation

Question 3 of 15

1

To explain the noise at the door, the speaker

Select one of the following:

  • concludes that a servant needs help

  • guesses that a bird is in the hall

  • assumes he has a visitor

  • imagines Lenore speaking

Explanation

Question 4 of 15

1

The raven enters the speaker's room and sits on

Select one of the following:

  • a bust of a Greek Goddess

  • the edge of the door

  • the arm of the chair

  • a purple curtain

Explanation

Question 5 of 15

1

What does the speaker imagine after the raven first speaks

Select one of the following:

  • hearing tapping

  • seeing Lenore

  • drinking deeply

  • smelling incense

Explanation

Question 6 of 15

1

The speaker tells the raven to leave because the bird

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 7 of 15

1

Where is the raven at the end of the poem?

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 8 of 15

1

You can make the inference that the speaker hates the raven because the speaker

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 9 of 15

1

What is causing the deaths of people across the country in the story

Select one of the following:

  • a long war

  • a mental illness

  • a terrible disease

  • an unknown force

Explanation

Question 10 of 15

1

Prince Prospero protects his friends by

Select one of the following:

  • locking them in his home

  • killing all intruders

  • fanning them with fresh air

  • placing guards outside

Explanation

Question 11 of 15

1

The person who causes the commotion within the party is dressed as

Select one of the following:

  • Prince Prospero's dead body

  • the dead King Herod

  • the Greek image of death

  • a victim of the Red Death

Explanation

Question 12 of 15

1

The party may be an allegory for extravagance to show the moral lesson that

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 13 of 15

1

While Mr. Hooper gives a sermon on concealed sin, the parishioners

Select one of the following:

  • 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

Explanation

Question 14 of 15

1

Elizabeth feels she should know about Mr. Hooper's veil because she is

Select one of the following:

  • living in the village

  • leading a church group

  • engaged to Mr. Hooper

  • concerned with his wealth

Explanation

Question 15 of 15

1

When the townspeople react to Mr. Hooper's veil, he

Select one of the following:

  • smiles sadly

  • yells at them

  • seeks them out

  • stays at home

Explanation

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