Character Analysis - ANSWER KEY THE OVAL PORTRAIT

1 Education ProgramMatch the characteristics provided with each of the characters: Analysis - ANSWER KEYW ounded (Narrator)Delirious (Narrator)Supportive (x2 Pedro [to narrator] and maiden [to painter])Absorbed (x2 Narrator [in the paintings] and painter [in painting])Stuporous (Narrator dreamy stupor )Gleeful (Maiden)Austere (Painter)Frolicsome (as the young fawn) (Maiden)Jealous (Maiden)Humble (Maiden)Meek (Maiden)Wild (Painter)Moody (Painter)Submissive (x2 pedro [to Narrator] and maiden [to painter])Sacrificial (maiden)Famous (Painter had high renown )Obsessed (Painter)iClassics - Edgar Allan Poe - vol. 1 THE OVAL PORTRAITW ounded DeliriousSupportive (x2)Absorbed (x2) Stuporous Gleeful AustereFrolicsome JealousHumble MeekWildMoodySubmissive (x2)Sacrificial Famous Obsessed NARRATORARTISTMAIDENPEDROM atching exercise - ANSWER KEYM atch each phrase from the story with an - Edgar Allan Poe - vol.

2 1 THE OVAL PORTRAIT1A2B3C4D one of those piles of commingled gloom and grandeur which have so long frowned among the Appennines my fancy, shaken from its half slumber, had mistaken the head for that of a living person I sought eagerly the volume which discussed the paintings and their histories This is indeed Life itself! turned suddenly to regard his beloved: she was dead! Education ProgramQuiz - ANSWER KEYP lease choose the best option for each of the following questions:*For these questions, refer to the App: Edgar Allan Poe - - Edgar Allan Poe - vol. 1 THE OVAL PORTRAIT1. Why did the narrator s valet break into the chateau?a. Because it was very cold Because the narrator was seriously Because it was a full moon.

3 2. True or false: the Oval PORTRAIT is set in the mountains. 3. Which of the decorations in the house does the narrator find the most interesting?a. The black velvet The armorial The paintings. 4. What does the narrator find on a pillow?a. A A A mask. 5. How many candles are in the candelabrum?*a. 3b. 7c. 5 6. What was the effect altogether unanticipa-ted produced by the narrator moving the candelabrum? a. He woke up his He was able to read his book more He illuminated a picture he hadn t seen Why did he close his eyes when he saw the painting?a. To make sure he was seeing things correctlyb. Because the light was too brightc. Because he was so tired8. What is the girl in the picture holding?

4 *a. Nothingb. A red flowerc. A paintbrush9. What was it about the painting that affected the narrator the most?a. The golden The beauty of the How realistic the PORTRAIT Why was it a terrible thing for the maiden to hear that her husband wanted to paint her?a. Because it would be so boring for her tosit and pose for Because he got so moody when he Because she was jealous of his love of True or false: it took the painter 3 days to finish the Why does the painter become tremulous, pallid and aghast? a. Because he realises the painting is life Because his wife has Because the painting is so ProgramCharacter Analysis - ANSWER KEYM atch the characteristics provided with each of the characters: (narrator)Rich (old man)Calculated (narrator)Psychopathic (narrator)Vulnerable (old man)Paranoid (narrator) Terrified (old man + narrator)Passive (old man + police)Nervous RichCalculated Psychopathic Vulnerable ParanoidTerrified (x2)Passive (x2)THE TELL-TALE HEARTiClassics - Edgar Allan Poe - vol.

5 1 POLICE OFFICERSNARRATOROLD MANM atching exercise - ANSWER KEYM atch each phrase from the story with an I then smiled gaily, to find the deed so far done. But, for many minutes, the heart beat on with a muffled sound. they were making a mockery of my horror! at length a single ray, like the thread of the spider, shot from out the crevice and fell full open the vulture eye. I foamed I raved I swore! I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased. He was still sitting up in the bed listening:- just as I have done, night after night, hearkening to the death watches in the wall. Object there was none.

6 Passion there was none. I loved the old man. THE TELL-TALE HEARTiClassics - Edgar Allan Poe - vol. 1 Education ProgramQuiz - ANSWER KEYP lease choose the best option for each of the following questions:*For these questions, refer to the App: Edgar Allan Poe - What is the first piece of evidence the narrator gives to suggest he can t be mad?a. His sharp sense of hearingb. His love of the old manc. His deductive skills2. What is written on the frame of the picture of the old man and the narrator? *a. Poe photosb. Usher photographyc. Vulture pictures3. Why did the narrator decide to kill the man?a. Because he hated his eyeb. Because he wanted his goldc. Because the old man had insulted him4. What can you see in the picture on the second page?

7 *a. The old manb. The old man and a vulturec. The narrator 5. At around what time did the narrator put the lan-tern into the old man s room?a. 9pmb. Midnight c. 2am6. How long did it take the narrator to place his head completely inside the old man s room?a. 4 hoursb. 1 hourc. 20 minutes7. How many times did the narrator put his head in the old man s room before he killed him?a. 7b. 8 c. 38. What object does the narrator compare his slowly moving hand to?a. A snailb. A watch s minute handc. Paint drying9. Why did the old man suddenly wake up?a. He saw the narrator s head in the roomb. He had a nightmarec. He heard the narrator s thumb slip on the lantern10. What does the old man do when you tap him?

8 *a. Screamsb. Tremblesc. Opens his eyeTHE TELL-TALE HEARTiClassics - Edgar Allan Poe - vol. 1 Education ProgramQuiz - ANSWER KEY*For these questions, refer to the App: Edgar Allan Poe - - Edgar Allan Poe - vol. 1 THE TELL-TALE HEART15. How many pieces is the old man s body dismembered into? *a. 4b. 7c. 816. Where did the narrator hide the body?a. Under the floorboardsb. In the gardenc. In the attic17. Who knocked at the door at 4 o clock?a. A neighbourb. Nobodyc. The police18. Why did the narrator begin to feel anxious whi-le talking to the police?a. They asked to look under the floorboardsb. He could hear the beating heartc. They started asking more difficult questions19. What can you see in the image on page 14?

9 Circle all that apply. *a. The narratorb. The policemenc. The lanternd. The heart11. What emotions does the narrator say were contained in the old man s groan?a. Hysteria and angerb. Mortal terror and awec. Pain and grief12. What does the vulture eye do when you move the lantern s ray? *a. Changes colourb. Follows the lightc. Blinks13. What does the narrator compare the sound of the beating of the old man s heart to?a. A watch enveloped in cottonb. The footsteps of an armyc. A metronome 14. Why did the narrator become anxious about the sound of the old man s heart?a. It made him think more clearly of the vulture eyeb. He was scared a neighbour would hear itc. He thought the old man might try to run awayEducation ProgramCharacter Analysis - ANSWER KEYM atch the characteristics provided with each of the characters: love (narrator, Annabel Lee)Infatuated (narrator, Annabel Lee(?))

10 Discussion possible here))Jealous (Seraphs)Punitive (Seraphs)Obsessed (narrator)Upper class (Annabel Lee)In love (x2)Infatuated (x2)Jealous Punitive Obsessed Upper class iClassics - Edgar Allan Poe - vol. 1 ANNABEL LEENARRATORANNABEL LEESERAPHSM atching exercise - ANSWER KEYM atch each phrase from the story with an A wind blew out of a cloud, chillingMy beautiful Annabl Lee With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me. And so all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling my darling my life and my bride iClassics - Edgar Allan Poe - vol. 1 ANNABEL LEEE ducation ProgramQuiz - ANSWER KEYP lease choose the best option for each of the following questions:*For these questions, refer to the App: Edgar Allan Poe - Why were the winged seraphs of heaven jealous of the narrator and Annabel Lee?