1. Language Arts 8
Poe test review

2. “The Tell-Tale Heart” Vocabulary
a) Sagacity b) Acute c) Profound d) Crevice
e) Gesticulations f) Dissimulation g)Derision
contempt; ridicule
high intelligence and sound judgment
sensitive
a narrow opening
energetic hand or arm movements
hiding of one’s feelings or purposes
intellectually deep; getting to the bottom of the matter

3. Poe’s Life and Writing: True or False
Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1909.
When Poe’s mother passed away, he was three; being left in the room overnight with her body affected him for the rest of his life.
Poe did not get along with his adoptive father, John Allan.
Poe’s first payday in writing was for “Ms. Found in a Bottle” and he earned $50.

4. Poe’s Life and Writing: True or False
In 1847, Poe became severely depressed when his wife, Virginia Clemm, died of pneumonia.
It is thought that Poe said “God bless my poor soul!” on his deathbed prior to dying on October 7, 1849.
In his stories Poe examined the dark side of human nature, which he called “the inherent perverse nature of all mankind.”
“Our united self” is the term Poe used to describe the part of people that willfully does evil to themselves and others.

5. Poe’s Stories: Multiple Choice
What trick did Montresor play on Fortunato?
To whom does Montresor say he will go to check the amontillado?
Why does Montresor want to kill Fortunato?
Where do the two men go to find the amontillado?
What coats the walls of the catacombs?
Why did the narrator in “The Black Cat” gouge the cat’s eye out?
What happened the night he killed his cat?

6. Poe’s Stories: Multiple Choice
What was the narrator’s first cat’s name?
Why did the narrator kill his wife?
What gave away the hiding place of the dead wife’s body?
Why does the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” kill the old man?
Where does he hide the old man’s body?
Who arrives at the narrator’s house in the middle of the night?
What does the narrator hear while talking to the police?
How do the police solve the crime?

7. Extra Credit Opportunity
Make sure you study your
short answer question from the quiz on “The Black Cat.”
It may just reappear on the
Poe test as extra credit…