Listen to the recordings and answer the following questions about Edgar Allan Poe. (The recordings are taken from www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/)
Edgar Allan Poe was ...
a painter
a writer
a musician
a politician
a photographer
Select the four recurrent themes in Edgar Alan Poe's works.
What adjectives are used to describe his life? (Type: adj. 1 and adj. 2)
His life was
When was Edgar Allan Poe born? (year)
He was born in
Where was he born? (Type: city, state)
He was born in
What did his parents do? (jobs)
His parents were
What happened when he was a baby?
What happened when he was two years old?
Edgar went to live with the family of John Allan, a wealthy (= rich) ...
True or False?
Edgar Allan Poe was a good student.
True.
False.
What were Edgar Allan Poe's two main problems?
How long did Edgar Allan Poe serve in the Army?
He served in the Army for a year.
He served in the Army for two years.
He served in the Army for three years.
He served in the Army for four years.
He served in the Army for five years.
Edgar
Allan Poe also entered the United States Military Academy at West Point
to become an officer. How long did he stay at West Point?
He stayed 6 months at West Point.
He stayed 9 months at West Point.
He stayed 12 months at West Point.
In October of 1833, Edgar Allan Poe won a short story contest organized by a local newspaper. How much money did he win?
He received twenty dollars in prize money.
He received forty dollars in prize money.
He received fifty dollars in prize money.
He received eighty dollars in prize money.
He received one hundred dollars in prize money.
In 1834, Poe married Virginia Clemm. Who was Virginia Clemm exactly?