fear stress & bravery ESCAPE ROOM
Edgar Allan POE
start
Introduction
"The ghost of Edgar Allan Poe is trapped in this house, doomed to wander through it until he recovers all his memories.To help him find them, you must first pass all the tests and get the missing items in your inventory. Explore the house and try not to get trapped yourself too..."
Explore the house
Inventory
01
Source: Judson portal>Library applicationsTexQuest>Britannica School
According to the article about Edgar Allan Poe, his parents were traveling actors and he was orphaned at age...
12
02
Edgar Poe was taken in by a merchant named John Allan. When John Allan became very wealthy, Poe thought...
he would be made a partner in the business
he would be the heir and inherit the money
he would be kicked out of the house
03
Edgar A. Poe dropped out of college because...
He drank alcohol and got sick.
He had failing grades.
He gambled and owed money
04
Poe joined the military and soon decided he would rather be an officer. He went to _______ but didn't like it and was expelled after only 8 months.
West Point
Annapolis
Colorado Springs
It's not correct...
Find the key to continue
Continue exploring the house
Inventory
01
The disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the highlighted word.
an angle less than 90 degrees
adorable, small and sweet
extremely sharp or intense
dulled, worn down
02
And this I did for seven long nights—every night just at midnight—but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye.
to look at
disturb the peace of mind of
to make someone fearful
to calm someone down
03
In the enthusiasm of my confidence, I brought chairs into the room, and desired them here to rest from their fatigues, while I myself, in the wild audacity of my perfect triumph, placed my own seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim.
wild, crazy
hesitant, shy
aggressive or outright boldness
without thinking, brash
04
He was still sitting up in the bed listening;—just as I have done, night after night, hearkening to the death watches in the wall.
listen
look
hide
fearful
You found a secret message
♪♬ø
Remember these notes and play them on the piano in the correct order
01
...Keep playing
02
...One more
03
Try again...
You found a new item for your inventory
Continue exploring the house
Inventory
♪♬ø
Use the magnifying glass to find the code and then insert it into the typewriter.
224
Introduce el código secreto
Código(224)
What mood are the images and music trying to create?
01
insanity and fear
humor and silliness
death and despair
What conflicting emotions does the narrator feel about the old man?
02
forgiveness & anger
love & revulsion
adoration & fear
How is the narrator trying to prove he is not mad in this section of the story?
03
by taking care of the old man
by planning things out carefully
by only sneaking in at night
A briefcase appeared...
congratulations
You've recovered all the ghost's memories! Now he can finally rest and you can escape from the house!
"Handwritten text of Edgar Allan Poe." Gale In Context Online Collection, Gale, 2010. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/PC4295800253/MSIC?u=j015916&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=92e1c093. Accessed 11 Oct. 2023.
A portrait of Edgar Allan Poe was painted by William E. Winner, a neighbor of Poe's in the Spring Garden section of Philadelphia in 1843–44. A detail of the portrait is shown.
Joan Broderick/Rare Book Department, Free Public Library of Philadelphia
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You will lose all the progress so far...
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Exit
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fear stress & bravery ESCAPE ROOM
Edgar Allan POE
start
Introduction
"The ghost of Edgar Allan Poe is trapped in this house, doomed to wander through it until he recovers all his memories.To help him find them, you must first pass all the tests and get the missing items in your inventory. Explore the house and try not to get trapped yourself too..."
Explore the house
Inventory
01
Source: Judson portal>Library applicationsTexQuest>Britannica School
According to the article about Edgar Allan Poe, his parents were traveling actors and he was orphaned at age...
12
02
Edgar Poe was taken in by a merchant named John Allan. When John Allan became very wealthy, Poe thought...
he would be made a partner in the business
he would be the heir and inherit the money
he would be kicked out of the house
03
Edgar A. Poe dropped out of college because...
He drank alcohol and got sick.
He had failing grades.
He gambled and owed money
04
Poe joined the military and soon decided he would rather be an officer. He went to _______ but didn't like it and was expelled after only 8 months.
West Point
Annapolis
Colorado Springs
It's not correct...
Find the key to continue
Continue exploring the house
Inventory
01
The disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the highlighted word.
an angle less than 90 degrees
adorable, small and sweet
extremely sharp or intense
dulled, worn down
02
And this I did for seven long nights—every night just at midnight—but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye.
to look at
disturb the peace of mind of
to make someone fearful
to calm someone down
03
In the enthusiasm of my confidence, I brought chairs into the room, and desired them here to rest from their fatigues, while I myself, in the wild audacity of my perfect triumph, placed my own seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim.
wild, crazy
hesitant, shy
aggressive or outright boldness
without thinking, brash
04
He was still sitting up in the bed listening;—just as I have done, night after night, hearkening to the death watches in the wall.
listen
look
hide
fearful
You found a secret message
♪♬ø
Remember these notes and play them on the piano in the correct order
01
...Keep playing
02
...One more
03
Try again...
You found a new item for your inventory
Continue exploring the house
Inventory
♪♬ø
Use the magnifying glass to find the code and then insert it into the typewriter.
224
Introduce el código secreto
Código(224)
What mood are the images and music trying to create?
01
insanity and fear
humor and silliness
death and despair
What conflicting emotions does the narrator feel about the old man?
02
forgiveness & anger
love & revulsion
adoration & fear
How is the narrator trying to prove he is not mad in this section of the story?
03
by taking care of the old man
by planning things out carefully
by only sneaking in at night
A briefcase appeared...
congratulations
You've recovered all the ghost's memories! Now he can finally rest and you can escape from the house!
"Handwritten text of Edgar Allan Poe." Gale In Context Online Collection, Gale, 2010. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/PC4295800253/MSIC?u=j015916&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=92e1c093. Accessed 11 Oct. 2023.
A portrait of Edgar Allan Poe was painted by William E. Winner, a neighbor of Poe's in the Spring Garden section of Philadelphia in 1843–44. A detail of the portrait is shown. Joan Broderick/Rare Book Department, Free Public Library of Philadelphia
Sure you want to go out?
You will lose all the progress so far...
Back
Exit
Inventory
Inventory
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
♪♬ø
Inventory
♪♬ø
Oh, no. Failure...