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- 1. Multiple Choice
The narrator was sitting in his chamber when a raven tapped on his window. What is a chamber?
chair
bed
room
bathtub
- 2. Multiple Choice
The narrator is entreating and begging the raven for answers. What does entreating mean?
pleading
imploring
requesting
all of these
- 3. Multiple Choice
The narrator stood peering into the darkness trying to see and searching for his sweet Lenore. What does peering mean?
hanging out with someone your own age
wondering
squinting
questioning
- 4. Multiple Choice
The raven made no obeisance or bow, but he just perched there. What does obeisance mean?
reverence
gesture
acknowledgement
sudden move
- 5. Multiple Choice
The mien of the raven is like a king looking down upon his subjects. What does mien mean in this sentence?
A) a language spoken in China, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand
B) appearance
C) expression
both B and C
- 6. Multiple Choice
The raven’s manner was calm and placid as he perched on the statue. What does placid mean?
peaceful
annoying
irritating
thin
- 7. Multiple Choice
The narrator feels melancholy and sorrowful when he thinks of his lost love Lenore. What does melancholy mean?
desolate
sad
mournful
all of these
- 8. Multiple Choice
The narrator pleads for nepenthe to give his mind a rest from the grief of losing Lenore. What does nepenthe mean in this sentence?
a pitcher plant
a carnivorous plant
a fictional potion to relieve sadness
a plant that looks like an alien saxophone
- 9. Multiple Choice
The narrator shouts for mercy and begs for balm of Gilead to calm him down. What is balm of Gilead?
hand lotion
a medicinal perfume used in ancient times
Vick's Vaporub
nepenthe
- 10. Multiple Choice
At the end of the poem, the narrator commands the raven to return to the tempest, the windy squall, in the night. Using the context clues of this sentence, what is a tempest?
temptation
nighttime
tree branch
storm
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