The Tell-Tale Heart Review

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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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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 thinks the police are mocking him and can hear the heartbeat.

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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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How does the narrator feel about the old man?

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He loves him

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What is the narrator most likely hearing when he thinks he hears the old man's heartbeat?

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His own heartbeat

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How is the narrator feeling when the police FIRST enter his home?

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Confident

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Where did the narrator tell the police that the old man was? Options: At his mother's house, Taking a walk, Asleep in his bed, Out in the country

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Out in the country

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“It was the beating of the old man’s heart. It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage” is an example of...

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Simile