Details
Pages
8 Pages
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Classic Literature
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Assessments, Exam, Quiz, Tests, Worksheets
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Sphinx." This piece of psychological horror features compelling plot elements including a cholera epidemic, social isolation, fear of death, and more. An answer key and copy of the narrative are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
The nature of the epidemic
The location of the epidemic
The narrator's current location
The length of time the narrator is away from home
The relationship of the narrator to his roommate
General character descriptions
The narrator's beliefs concerning omens
The narrator's obsessive tendencies
The narrator's frightening observation
The reason the narrator was mistaken in his observation
The roommate's evaluation of the narrator in the resolution
The nature of the epidemic
The location of the epidemic
The narrator's current location
The length of time the narrator is away from home
The relationship of the narrator to his roommate
General character descriptions
The narrator's beliefs concerning omens
The narrator's obsessive tendencies
The narrator's frightening observation
The reason the narrator was mistaken in his observation
The roommate's evaluation of the narrator in the resolution
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Sphinx." This piece of psychological horror features compelling plot elements including a cholera epidemic, social isolation, fear of death, and... more
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