English III Honors Tri Quiz (Edgar Allen Poe)

What is the Rhyme scheme of “The Raven”

ABC BBB

Why does the narrator hate his new cat, though he didn’t cause any harm?(TBC)

He finds him annoying; the cat follows him around when he doesn’t want to be followed

In what month was this story taking place(TR)

December

What does the Raven resemble in the story (2 things)

Death, and messengers of the underworld 

What is the narrator trying to forget (TR)

The lost Lenore

What God is mentioned in The Raven

Pluto- the Roman God of the underworld

Where did the narrator here a taping sound the first time (TR)

Heard it from his chamber door

What did the narrator see when he opened his chamber door(TR)

Nothing

The narrator heard tapping for a second time, from where?(TR)

His window

After he opened his window, where did the Raven land?(TR)

It landed on bust of Pallas 

Who is Athena(TR)

The Greek Goddess of wisdom/warfare

According to the Raven, what is its name(TR)

Nevermore

The narrator asks the Raven if he will ever have peace and ever see Lenore. What is the response of the Raven?(TR)

Nevermore

In what narrative is the story “ The Black Cat”

First person

Where is the narrator telling the story from(TBC)

Jail

What will happen to the narrator after he is finished with giving us this entire story?(TBC)

He is going to be executed 

What is he in jail for?(TBC)

Murder

What is the name of his first/favorite black cat(TBC)

Pluto

What is the reason, according to the narrator, for his abusiveness towards his wife and animals(TBC)

Alcohol 

What other animals did the narrator have. {4} (TBC)

A small monkey, a dog, gold fish, and rabbits 

What ultimately happens to Pluto?(TBC)

His eye gets plucked out, and then he gets hanged, which leaves him dead.

What does Perverseness mean?(TBC)

It means doing bad things just because they are bad.

Later after Pluto is dead, what happens, and what does he see(TBC)

His house is burned down, and he sees one wall standing, on this wall lies a picture of a cat with a noose around his neck.

The narrator then gets a new animal after the death of Pluto, what pet does he get?(TBC)

Another black cat

What was so unique about this new animal that the narrator got (TBC) (2 things)

It didn’t have an eye, there was a white patch on its breasts, on this white patch, the narrator could see the Gallows

What was the starting cause of the narrators’ outrages killing of his wife? (TBC)

He almost tripped over his new cat, and took an axe, and was ready to kill him, but his wife stopped him.

How was his wife killed? (TBC)

She is killed by the narrator, with a strike from an axe to the head.

What were three thoughts that the narrator had right after killing his wife(TBC)

His first thought was to cut up the body then burn it, then he thought to dig a grave inside the house, then he thought to pack it in a box.

What did he decide to do with the body(TBC)

He put it in the wall

After he killed his wife, what happened to the cat(TBC)

The cat ran away 

On what day do the police come looking for his wife?(TBC)

The 4th day

The Police search but find nothing and get ready to leave, however, they ended up staying because the narratot commented on what, and did what?(TBC)

The narrator commented on how well the house was constructed, and he tapped on the wall where the body was with a cane.

After the narrator initiated the cops to stay with his action, what happened?(TBC)

There was a loud, and long cry that could be heard from behind the wall, so the police take it down.

After the Police take down the wall, what do they find?(TBC)

They find the corpse of the dead wife, alongside the cat on top of her head.

What does Red Death represent in “The masque of the red death”

Tuberculosis

What are the symptoms of tuberculosis according to the story(MRD)

external bleeding, you should be dead within half an hour

What is the name of the Prince(MRD)

Prince Prospero

Where did Prince Prospero take all these people too, and why?(MRD)

He took them to the Masquerade, to flee from the Red plague.

What is the Masquerade?(MRD)

It is a set of seven rooms in the imperial suite that had a lot of turns

What was the color of the 7th room(MRD)

Black

What was so unique about the 7th room?(MRD)

The color of the windows did not match the color of the room. The windows were deep, blood red, while the chamber itself was black.

What was in the 7th room, and what is this objects signficance.

There was an ebony clock in the room which signified the passing of time.

At what time did the red death arrive?(MRD)

Midnight

What did the red death arrive with(what was it wearing)

A mask that didn’t even seem to be a mask

Where and how does Prince Prospero die

He dies in the 7th chamber. When the Red death arrives, he becomes angered and begins to chase it around with a dagger in his hand. The Red death simply turned around to face Prospero, ultimately killing him.

What is the Eastern most room(MRD)

The Blue chamber

What is the western most room (MRD)

The Black chamber