Tell Tale Heart- Comprehension

Which of the following does Poe establish about the narrator with the opening sentence, "True! - very, very, dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?"

• The narrator is not insane, but he believes he is.

• The narrator is not usually nervous.

• The narrator believes he is not insane, but he probably is.

What problem does the narrator have with the old man's eye?

• it resembles that of a vulture

• it has a film over it

• both of these

• none of these

Every night at midnight, the narrator...

• eats the old man's porridge.

• looks in on the old man as he sleeps.

• reads the old man's books.

• breaks into his house.

For seven nights the narrator sneaks into the Old Man’s room to observe him. Why can he not commit the murder?

• The Old Man is staring at him with the creepy eye.

• The Old Man’s eye are closed

• The Old Man is not in the room

• The Old Man was up late reading

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

How does the narrator act towards the old man during the day?

• He is rude to him

• He is abusive to him

• He ignores him

• He is friendly and kind

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What happens on the eighth night?

• the narrator is distracted by a mouse.

• the narrator falls asleep

• the old man sits up in bed

• the old man leaves one light on

How does the narrator kill the old man?

• He stabs the man.

• He poisons him.

• He smothers him

• He suffocates him by putting the old man's bed on top of him

Why did the narrator say he killed the Old Man

• Because the old man wronged him

• Because of his pale blue eye

• For his gold

• Because someone hired him to kill him

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

After the murder, the narrator...

• dismembers the corpse.

• removes the old man's eye.

• goes to bed.

• all of these

How does the narrator get rid of the body?

• He buries the old man in the backyard.

• He hides the old man's body under the bed.

• He places the old man's body under the floorboards.

• He dissolves the old man's body in acid.