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Poetry 2
Name ______________________________
Circle the correct answer.
Question #1:
What was the signal of approach by sea?
He said to his friend, "If the British march By land or
sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the
belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal light,- One, if by land, and two, if by sea; And I on the
opposite shore will be,..."
two lanterns
a fire on the opposite shore
one lantern
Question #2:
Which line indicates that the event happened long ago?
Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight
ride of Paul Revere, On
the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man
is now alive Who
remembers that famous day and year.
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere
Hardly a man is now alive
Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Question #3:
What is Paul Revere's job?
He said to his friend, "If the British march By land or
sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the
belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal light,- One, if by land, and two, if by sea; And I on the
opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the
alarm.
to ride and spread the alarm
to march with the British
to post the warning signal
Question #4:
Choose the best definition for the italicized line. "And I
on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread
the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the county folk to be up and to arm."
The county folk should be up and ready to fight.
The county folk should go to the church.
The county folk should ride to spread the alarm.
Question #5:
In which month did the raven appear at the narrator's
door in "The Raven"?
March
February
December
Question #6:
Which word below has the same meaning as this word?
morrow
fertile field
worry
tomorrow
sadness
Question #7:
Choose the best interpretation of this selection.
Vainly I had sought to borrow/ From my books
surcease of sorrow, sorrow for the lost Lenore
Thinking of Lenore made me sad.
I hoped to borrow a book from Lenore.
I had hoped to escape sorrow by reading.
Question #8: Choose the best definition of this word.
entreating entrance
exit
door for the beggars
asking to come in
back door
Question #9:
When the narrator opened the door the first time in
"The Raven," who was there?
a raven
no one
Lenore
Question #10:
What word did the narrator utter when he opened the
door for the first time?
Raven!
Nevermore!
Lenore?
Question #11:
When the narrator opened the door the second time,
who or what was he certain caused the noise?
the wind
the raven
Lenore
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Question #12:
Where did the raven perch when it came inside?
on the bedpost
on the narrator's arm
in the windowsill
on a bust of Pallas
Question #13:
What was the name of the bird in "The Raven?"
Lenore
Raven
Nevermore
Question #14:
Choose the best interpretation of this selection.
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from
an unseen censer Swung by seraphim whose footfalls
tinkled on the tufted floor.
The air became unbearably hot.
The narrator thought the air grew sweeter
because an
angel entered the room.
The raven walked across the floor.
Question #15:
Choose the best interpretation of this selection.
"Is there - is there balm in Gilead? - tell me - tell me I
implore!"
Is there a reason for your visit?
Does Gilead have any balm?
Is there relief for my sorrow?
Question #16:
Choose the best interpretation of this selection.
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul
hath spoken!
Do not leave black smoke in the room when you
leave.
Don't leave even a feather to remind me that
you were here.
Please leave a feather to remind me of your
visit.
Question #17:
What probably happened to the bird in "The Raven"?
The narrator had him stuffed and kept him in
his room.
The bird went to get Lenore.
The bird flew away and never returned.
Question #18:
Why did the narrator become so angry near the end of
the poem "The Raven"?
He wanted to see his lost love again and
couldn't.
The raven had disturbed his sleep and would
not leave.
He could not decide what the bird meant when
it said, "Nevermore."
Question #19:
From where did Paul Revere promise to watch?
One, if by land, and two, if by sea; And I on the
opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the
alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm, For
the county folk to be up and to arm."
by the sea
on the opposite shore
in the belfry tower
Question #20:
What message would the lantern tell Revere?
He said to his friend, "If the British march By land or
sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the
belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal
light…”
At what time the colonies could expect to be
attacked.
Whether the British had one or two ships.
Whether the British were approaching by land
or by sea.
Question #21: C
hoose the best definition of "belfry arch."
He said to his friend, "If the British march By land or
sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the
belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal
light…”
the long slow swing of a lantern as it signals
the front door of the church
the arch where a bell hangs
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Question #22:
What is the alarm that should be spread?
Ready to ride and spread the alarm.
The Middlesex farmers are attacking the British.
The North Church is on fire.
The British are coming.
Question #23:
What was the narrator of “The Raven” doing when he
heard a knocking at his door?
reading
writing
sleeping
Question #24:
Choose the best interpretation of this phrase from "The
Raven" by Poe.
And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple
curtain Thrilled me - filled me with fantastic terrors
never felt before;
The raven caused the curtains to rustle and
frighten the narrator.
The rustling of the curtains frightened the
narrator.
The purple curtain of night frightened the
narrator.
Question #25:
Choose the best definition of "ebony" as used in "The
Raven" by Poe.
Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into
smiling,...
black
funny
skinny
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Poetry 2
Answer Key
1. two lanterns
2. Hardly a man is now alive
3. to ride and spread the alarm
4. The county folk should be up and ready to fight.
5. December
6. tomorrow
7. I had hoped to escape sorrow by reading.
8. asking to come in
9. no one
10. Lenore?
11. the wind
12. on a bust of Pallas
13. Nevermore
14. The narrator thought the air grew sweeter because
an angel entered the room.
15. Is there relief for my sorrow?
16. Don't leave even a feather to remind me that you
were here.
17. The narrator had him stuffed and kept him in his
room.
18. He could not decide what the bird meant when it
said, "Nevermore."
19. on the opposite shore
20. Whether the British were approaching by land or by
sea.
21. the arch where a bell hangs
22. The British are coming.
23. reading
24. The rustling of the curtains frightened the narrator.
25. black