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Poe's father, David Poe, abandoned the family when Edgar was only _____ year(s) old.
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Poe was taken in by the Allan family after his mother died.
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Poe had an awesome relationship with his step-father.
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Poe's mother, Eliza, was a(n) _______________.
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5.
Poe's step-mother contracted tuberculosis and died.
6.
During the Bubonic Plague, the Death Bells never rang.
7.
Mr. Allan, Poe's step-father, was always faithful to his wife.
8.
John Allan sent Edgar to the University of Virginia, an old, prestigious, ivy-league college.
9.
Poe's mother, Eliza, died from brain cancer.
10.
Poe joined the Army under the name Edgar Allan Perry.
11.
When Poe got to the University of Virginia, he tried to make money ________________________.
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12.
Poe married his cousin, Virginia.
13.
Poe only earned $14 for his poem, "The Raven."
14.
Spread throughout - ______________________
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15.
Edgar Allan Poe contracted the Bubonic Plague and died.
16.
John Allan left Poe millions of dollars in his will.
17.
The author of "The Masque of the Red Death" is _________________________.
18.
_____________________ is the use of specific objects or images to represent abstract ideas.
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19.
________________________ is when future events in a story are suggested by the author giving hints or clues.
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20.
The ___________ or atmosphere of the story is the emotional condition of the story.
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21.
The line "sickness clinging to their very bones" is an example of what literary device?
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22.
In Florence, it was hard for the Bubonic Plague to spread from person to person because everything was too sterile.
23.
______________________ is a type of narration where the present action is temporarily interruped so that the reader can observe the past events - usually in the form of a character's dreams or memories.
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24.
The Bubonic Plague is also known as the Pestilence and the Black Death.
25.
The carriers of the Black Plague were black rats and the fleas that lived in their hair.