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The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Poe, Edgar Allan : The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe

Introduction:
"This is a quiz only on Poe's short stories. I hope you enjoy it!"


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


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


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 ourangutan
    the Frenchman
    the Spaniard


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?
    Patches
    Pluto
    Milo
    Neptune


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
    It is never mentioned
    Luchesi
    Montresor


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


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


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


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 skull
    In a cottage
    In a tree
    In a pit


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


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