Test Review "The Tell-Tale Heart"

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What is the main idea of the story?

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The story is about a man who commits a crime and is driven to confession.

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What is the setting of the story?

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The old man's house, in his bedroom at midnight.

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How does the narrator's mood change from the beginning to the end of the story?

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confident to horrified

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What does the title mean?

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The narrator blames the old man's heart for giving him away.

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Why does the narrator confess his crime?

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The narrator confesses because he feels the officers are mocking him.

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The narrator reveals his power of concentration through his _______________. Options: creativity, patience, acute hearing, insanity

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patience

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How long did it take the narrator to accomplish his goal?

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8 nights

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The narrator reveals his cunning behavior when he ____________. Options: let his finger slip on the lantern, answered the old man's question "Who's there?", opened the door to let the police in the house, disposed the old man's body.

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disposed the old man's body.