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1) "The Masque of the Red Death," the seventh room in Prospero's home is decorated in ___.
a) Blue with blue windows
b) White with black windows
c) Black with red windows
d) Red with red windows

2) What time is it when the new, ghoulishly-dressed party guest appears?

a) Ten o'clock
b) Midnight
c) Three o'clock
d) Dawn

3) What does the ghoulish partygoer's mask look like?

a) A corpse
b) The devil
c) Prince Prospero
d) A black hole

4) When a ghoulishly-dressed stranger shows up to his party, Prince Prospero is ___.

a) Sad
b) Angry
c) Delighted
d) Afraid

5) Who do the partygoers discover when they unmask the ghoulishly-dressed guest?
a) Prince Prospero
b) The devil
c) The lady Ligeia
d) Nobody
6) What do the red windows in the last chamber symbolize in "The Masque of the Red Death"?
a) blood and death
 b) love and hope
c) jealousy and fear
d) elegance and wealth

7)  In "The Masque of the Red Death," what does the uninvited guest symbolize?
a) anger
b) wealth
c) celebration
d) death

8) How does Prince Prospero die?

a) He is stabbed with a dagger.

b) He is stricken by the plague.
c) He is injured in a fall.
d) He is hanged from the battlements.

9) What message is Poe trying to convey in "The Masque of the Red Death"?
a) God punishes sinners.
b) Time passes slowly.
c) Wealth cannot protect one from death.
d) One should not attend parties uninvited.

10) Why is "The Masque of the Red Death" an allegory?

a) Everyone dies in the end.

b) The theme is ambiguous.
c) All of the characters and settings are symbolic.
d) The story teaches a lesson about good and evil.