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1. “The
Prince
in “The
the Red Death”
1. Prince in
Masque
of Masque
the Red of
Death”
4. The tragedy is “Man”; “its hero the __________
4. The tragedy
is “Man”;(2“its
hero the _______ _______.”
_______.”
words)
(2 words)
6. When the Raven begins tapping
mansion
6. When 11.
the The
Raven
begins known
tappingas the House of Usher falls
into a(n) _________.
11. The mansion
as the House
of Usher
a(n) of
15. “Allknown
the night-tide,”
he lies
“downfalls
by into
the side”
_______. her. (2 words)
17. Name of the narrator’s dead love in “The Raven”
15. “All the
night-tide,”
lies “down
by the side” of her.
19.
Hop-Frog’he
s method
of revenge
(2 words)
20. Setting for “The Gold-Bug” (2 words)
“A narrator’
________
Within
________”
(same word)
17. Name 21.
of the
s dead
lovea in
“The Raven”
22. The name of Legrand’s servant in “The Gold-Bug”
19. Hop-Frog’
method
of revenge
23. sThe
narrator
kills his_________ instead of the black
cat.
20. Setting for “The Gold-Bug” (2 words)
26. Killer in “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”
21. “A _______
Within
a _______”
word)
28. Not
a curse
word, but(same
someone’
s name
29. Hop-Frog
_________
the king. (2 words)
22. The name
of Legrand’iss the
servant
in “The for
Gold-Bug”
Thename
name
“The
Black
Cat”
1. 1.The
ofof
“The
Black
Cat”
2. What is the “true daughter of Old Time” itself?
2. 3.What
is theof“true
daughter
Old Time”
itself?
Method
killing
in “TheofMurders
in the
Rue
Morgue”
3. Method
of killing in “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”
5. Helen is compared to the ________ of Greece and
5. Helen
is compared
to (2
thewords)
_______ of Greece and _______
________
of Rome.
Rome. (2 swords)
7.ofHop-Frog’
accomplice
The difference
between Bedloe and Oldeb is “a
7. 8.Hop-Frog’
s accomplice
________ error.”
8. 9.The
difference
between
Bedloe
andthrough
Oldeb is
“a _______
Montresor
and
Fortunato
walk
these.
10.error.”
The Raven sits on the bust of __________.
12. Detective in “Rue Morgue” and “Purloined Letter”
9.13.
Montresor
and Fortunato
these.
The tintinnabulation
of walk
“The through
_______”
14.
Where
the
purloined
letter
was
hidden
10. The Raven sits on the bust of _______. (3 words)
16. The Raven’s one utterance
12.
in “Ruehad
Morgue”
and “Purloined
18.Detective
“No pestilence
ever been
so fatal” asLetter”
this. (2
words)
13. The
tintinnabulation of “The _______”
24. Amontillado is a type of_________.
14.
here thethe
purloined
was hidden
words)
25.WCauses
narrator’letter
s outburst
in “The(3Tell-Tale
Heart”
16. The Raven’s one utterance
27. Torments the man in “The Tell-Tale Heart”
18. “No pestilence had ever been so fatal” as this. (2 words)
24. Amontillado is a type of _______.
25. Causes the narrator’s outburst in “The Tell-Tale Heart”
27. Torments the man in “The Tell-Tale Heart”
23. The narrator kills his _______ instead of the black cat.
26. Killer in “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”
28. Not a curse word, but someone’s name
29. Hop-Frog is the _______ _______ for the king. (2 words)
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The Best of Poe
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1. Prince in “The Masque of the
Red Death” [PROSPERO]
4. The tragedy is “Man”;
“its hero the ________
________.” (2 words)
[CONQUERORWORM]
6. When the Raven begins
tapping [MIDNIGHT]
11. The mansion known as the
House of Usher falls into
a(n) ________. [FISSURE]
15. “All the night-tide,” he lies
“down by the side” of her.
(2 words) [ANNABELLEE]
17. Name of the narrator’s dead
love in “The Raven”
[LENORE]
19. Hop-Frog’s method of
revenge [FIRE]
20. Setting for “The Gold-Bug”
(2 words)
[SULLIVANSISLAND]
21. “A ________ Within a
________” (same word)
[DREAM]
22. The name of Legrand’s
servant in “The Gold-Bug”
[JUPITER]
23. The narrator kills his
________ instead of the
black cat. [WIFE]
26. Killer in “The Murders in the
Rue Morgue”
[OURANGOUTANG]
28. Not a curse word, but someone’s name [DAMMIT]
29. Hop-Frog is the ________
________ for the king.
(2 words)[COURTJESTER]
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[TYPOGRAPHICAL]
9. Montresor and Fortunato
walk through these.
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10. The Raven sits on the bust of
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2. What is the “true daughter of
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3. Method of killing in “The
Murders in the Rue Morgue”
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21. “A ________ Within a ________” (same word)
[DREAM]
22. The name of Legrand’s servant in “The Gold-Bug”
[JUPITER]
23. The narrator kills his_________ instead of the black
cat. [WIFE]
26. Killer in “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”
[OURANGOUTANG]
28. Not a curse word, but someone’s name [DAMMIT]
10. The Raven sits on the bust of __________.
[PALLAS]
12. Detective in “Rue Morgue” and “Purloined
Letter” [DUPIN]
13. The tintinnabulation of “The _______” [BELLS]
14. Where the purloined letter was hidden (3 words)
[INPLAINSIGHT]
16. The Raven’s one utterance [NEVERMORE]
18. “No pestilence had ever been so fatal” as this. (2
words) [REDDEATH]
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1. Prince
in “Thein
Masque
the Red and
The name ofhad
“The
Black
Cat”so
[PLUTO]
Death”
[PROSPERO]
2. as
What
is the
daughter of Old Time” itself?
“Purloined
Letter” [DUPIN]
fatal”
this.
(2 “true
words)
4. The tragedy is “Man”; “its hero the __________
[SCIENCE]
[REDDEATH]
13._______.”
The tintinnabulation
of “The
(2 words) [CONQUERORWORM]
3. Method of killing in “The Murders in the Rue
6. When
the Raven[BELLS]
begins tapping [MIDNIGHT]24. Amontillado
Morgue” is[DECAPITATION]
________”
a type of
11. The mansion known as the House of Usher falls
5. Helen is compared to the ________ of Greece and
________.
[WINE]
14.into
Where
the
purloined
letter
was
a(n) _________. [FISSURE]
________
of Rome. (2 words)
15. “All
the night-tide,”
he lies “down by the side”25.
of Causes
[GLORYGRANDEUR]
hidden
(3 words)
the narrator’s outburst in
her. (2 words) [ANNABELLEE]
7. Hop-Frog’s accomplice [TRIPPETTA]
[INPLAINSIGHT]
“The8. Tell-Tale
Heart”
[GUILT]
17. Name
of the narrator’s dead love in “The
The difference
between
Bedloe and Oldeb is “a
________ error.” [TYPOGRAPHICAL]
16.Raven”
The [LENORE]
Raven’
s one
utterance
27. Torments
the man
in “The Tell19.
Hop-Frog’
s method
of revenge
[FIRE]
9. Montresor
and Fortunato
walk through these.
[NEVERMORE]
Tale Heart”
[EYE]
20. Setting
for “The Gold-Bug” (2 words)
[CATACOMBS]
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