The Tell-Tale Heart

What primarily troubled the narrator?

• The old man's eye

• The old man's wealth

• The old man's laugh

• The old man's voice

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

How did the narrator describe his feelings towards the old man?

• Hatred

• Love

• Indifference

• Envy

What was the narrator's claim about his disease?

• It dulled his senses

• It made him weak

• It sharpened his senses

• It made him mad

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How did the narrator plan to kill the old man?

• By poisoning him

• By shooting him

• By stabbing him

• By suffocating him

Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man on his first attempt?

• Because the narrator had second thoughts

• Because the old man was awake

• Because the old man's eye was closed

• Because the narrator was interrupted

What did the narrator do every night at midnight?

• Checked on the old man

• Went outside to calm himself

• Tried to open the old man's eye

• Listened to the old man's heartbeat

How did the narrator prove his sanity?

• By explaining his actions calmly

• By confessing to the police

• By showing no remorse

• By denying the murder

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What was the narrator's reaction to the police officers' presence?

• He was calm and welcoming

• He was scared and confessed immediately

• He was nervous and agitated

• He was angry and confrontational

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did the narrator claim to hear that convinced him to confess?

• The old man's heartbeat

• The police officers whispering

• The old man's scream

• The sound of the old man's eye

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What was the narrator's relationship with the old man?

• Neighbor

• Employee

• Son

• No specific relationship mentioned