Read the first stanza from "The Raven."Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore–While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door."'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door– Only this and nothing more."
Answer
A
The speaker is up late at night reading and hears a knocking sound.
B
The speaker is sleeping and is awakened by someone calling to him.
C
The speaker is reading a ghost story and imagines that he sees a ghost.
D
The speaker is napping and does not hear a visitor who taps on the door.
Explanation
The speaker says it is midnight and that he is pondering over books when he begins to nod off. He then hears tapping at his chamber door and thinks, “’Tis some visitor.” This matches the choice that he is up late reading and hears a knocking sound.
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