The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe

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1. "Sick, I was sick unto death..." Which story's opening line is this from? "The Fall of the House of Usher" "The Gold Bug" "The Tell-Tale Heart" "The Pit and the Pendulum"

2. What was the relation of the narrator to Roderick Usher in "The Fall of the House of Usher"? boyhood neighbor long lost brother childhood friend cousin

3. Finish the title of this story: "Never bet the Devil your ______". Answer: (One Word)

4. Poe also wrote detective stories. In "Murders in the Rue Morgue", who is the killer? the Italian the Spaniard the Frenchman the ourangutan

5. Name this title: "The Facts in the Case of M. __________" Answer: (One Word)

6. In the story "The Black Cat", what was the cat's name? Neptune Patches Pluto Milo

7. In "The Tell-Tale Heart", what was it about the old man that turned the narrator's blood cold? His eye His voice His hands His face

8. Finish this story title: "The Masque of the ____ Death". Answer: (Color)

9. In "The Cask of Amontillado", what was the narrator's name? Fortunato Montresor Luchesi It is never mentioned

10. Which story contains the poem "The Conqueror Worm"? "Ligeia" "The Pit and the Pendulum" "The Fall of the House of Usher" "Morella"

11. There is another story that contains a poem. Which story is it? "The Fall of the House of Usher" "Morella" "The Pit and the Pendulum" "The Black Cat"

12. What was the poem that is read in the story of the preceeding question? "The Raven" "The Haunted Palace" "Annabel Lee" "The Bells"

13. Poe wrote only one novel. It was called "The Narrative of A. Gordon ____." Answer: (One Word)

14. In "The Gold Bug", where was the beetle located that the narrator and Jupiter were looking for? In a tree In a skull In a cottage In a pit

15. In "The Black Cat", the narrator kills his wife with (a)an ______. Answer: (One Word)