Tell Tale Heart Review

What is it about the old man that scares and angers the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

• his clouded blue eye

• his old house

• his children

• his pet snake

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What does the old man do when he hears a noise on the eighth night?

• He reaches for a gun

• He begins to sob with terror

• He walks to the door

• He sits up and asks who is there

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The narrator chuckles at the old man's fear. What does this response tell you about the narrator?

• He likes comedy

• He is impatient

• He is cruel

• He is tired

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Where does the narrator his the old man's body?

• in a grave in the backyard

• in a closet

• under a pile of lanekts

• under the floorboards

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Why does a neighbor call the police to the old man's house?

• He heard a yell

• He heard a loud, repetitive thumping

• He wants people to think he is intelligent and patient

• Ge wants people to think he is an angry old man

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What does the narrator start to think he hears as "The Tell-Tale Heart" progresses

• the roar of the ocean

• the sounds of neighbors

• a heart beating

• the old man's increasingly loud groans

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On the eighth nigh, the narrator grows furious. How do the old man's feelings contrast with the narrator's?

• The old man is calm

• The old man is fearful

• The old man is joyful

• The old man is board

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As "The Tell-Tale Heart" progresses, how does the narrators mood change?

• He becomes increasingly puzzled

• He becomes increasingly excited

• He becomes increasingly calm

• He becomes increasingly happy

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Why does the narrator finally confess to the murder?

• He wants to shock the police officers

• He thinks the officers hear the heartbeat and are mocking him

• The neighbor hears a shriek

• He wants to be rewarded for the intelligence of his murder plan

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{Vocab & Grammar} Which word is closest in meaning to resolved?

• destroyed

• heard

• saw

• decided

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