Details
Pages
13 Pages
Subject
ELA, Literature & Poetry, Reading Comprehension & Learning
Languages
English
Product
Digital
Grade
9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Resource Type
Assignments, Assessments, Worksheets
Standard
Common Core English Language Arts Standards
Description
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering "The Tomb" by H.P. Lovecraft, a short story with elements of Gothic fantasy that evokes the works of Edgar Allan Poe. The assessment may double as a guided reading handout to facilitate engagement with the text. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative, which is especially fitting for the Halloween season, are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By completing this assessment, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
The narrator's confinement
The protagonist's self-image
The name of a long-gone family
The legend surrounding the long-gone family
The protagonist's interest in the legend from a young age
The protagonist's attempts to gain access to a tomb
The reason the protagonist stops trying to access the tomb
Aspects of the protagonist's characterization that astound his family
The protagonist's ancestry
A discovery in the attic
A discovery inside the vault
How the narrator's parents demonstrate concern for their son
Events that seem to transpire when the protagonist enters the cellar
The protagonist's intensifying phobia
The contents of an antique box
A servant's actions to help the narrator
The narrator's confinement
The protagonist's self-image
The name of a long-gone family
The legend surrounding the long-gone family
The protagonist's interest in the legend from a young age
The protagonist's attempts to gain access to a tomb
The reason the protagonist stops trying to access the tomb
Aspects of the protagonist's characterization that astound his family
The protagonist's ancestry
A discovery in the attic
A discovery inside the vault
How the narrator's parents demonstrate concern for their son
Events that seem to transpire when the protagonist enters the cellar
The protagonist's intensifying phobia
The contents of an antique box
A servant's actions to help the narrator
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this plot-based quiz covering "The Tomb" by H.P. Lovecraft, a short story with elements of Gothic fantasy that evokes the works of Edgar Allan Poe. The assessment may double as... more
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