1. Connelly
Junior English
Getting to Know Edgar Allan Poe
Directions: Each student is to WORK ALONE to complete the following worksheet. The worksheet will be
collected at the beginning of class on Tuesday 11/03/09. You may use the Internet or any other sources to
complete this worksheet.
1. Name three reasons Poe considered himself a Virginian.
2. Identify Elizabeth Arnold Poe.
3. Who created the drawings in "The Raven Room"?
4. Where was Poe born?
5. Who raised Edgar Poe after his mother's death?
6. What is the current monetary value of Tamarlane and Other Poems?
7. Which military school did Poe attend?
8. Who did Poe marry, and what was her relationship to him?
9. To what drug was Poe addicted?
10. Why did John Allan withdraw his financial support?
11. What was Poe's lifetime goal?
12. What caused Poe's death?(make sure to include all of the gossip & theories)
13. Name the site (building/city) chosen as the national memorial dedicated to Poe's memory. Why was this site
chosen?
14. Name four different genres developed by Poe and give one example of his literature in each genre.
15. In what year was “The Fall of the House of Usher” penned?
16. How many movies were made from Poe’s stories? Name 3 of those movies and the year they were made.
When finished, please turn to page 281 in text and read & answer questions for “Fall of the House of
Usher” in the section titled Poe’s Connotations.