Part A

Question

What inference can be made about Lenore in "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe?

Responses

Lenore has moved far away.
Lenore has moved far away.

Lenore married someone else.
Lenore married someone else.

Lenore has died.
Lenore has died.

Lenore will return home soon.
Lenore will return home soon.
Question 2
Part B - Points depend on a correct response in Part A.

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer in Part A?

Responses

"This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, 'Lenore!'"
"This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, 'Lenore!'"

"It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore—"
"It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore—"

"And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, 'Lenore!'"
"And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, 'Lenore!'"

"Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore"
"Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore"

Answer 1

The evidence from the text that best supports the answer in Part A is: "And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, 'Lenore!'" This line shows that the speaker is haunted by the memory of Lenore, suggesting that she has died and is no longer with him.