(1) Why could Edgar Allen Poe write such good horror stories?
(A) He was born on January 19, 1809 in Boston
(B) He lived his life afraid of his own thoughts
(C) He could never sleep at night
(D) His mother died when he was only two years old
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(2) Why did Mr. Poe leave the family he stayed with as a boy?
(A) He left because Mr. Allen wouldn’t pay for his school
(B) He left because he never really liked Mrs. Allen much
(C) He left because he disliked the Mr. Allen so much
(D) He left because he wanted to spend more money
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(3) Mr. Poe’s marriage didn’t last long because ___.
(A) he had a bad drinking habit
(B) he lost his wife to a bad illness
(C) he never made enough money
(D) he thought he was crazy
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(4) Mr. Poe never made any money from his creative writing because ___.
(A) he died just when he started to get popular
(B) he didn’t really care about making money
(C) he had a very unhappy life and was always poor
(D) he had become one of the most famous American writers
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