Exploring The Tell Tale Heart with Mr. E

What genre does 'The Telltale Heart' belong to?

• Gothic

• Fantasy

• Romantic

• Science Fiction

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What drives the narrator to commit the murder?

• Jealousy

• The old man's eye

• Revenge

• Financial gain

How does the narrator try to cover up the murder?

• Burning the body

• Burying it in the garden

• Hiding it under the floorboards

• Throwing it in the river

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the narrator hear that drives him to confess?

• The old man's voice

• The sound of footsteps

• The beating of the old man's heart

• A loud knocking

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is suggested by the narrator's jerky syntax and unusual sentence structure?

• His intelligence

• His calm demeanor

• His excitement

• His unstable mental state

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What makes the murder in 'The Telltale Heart' especially chilling?

• It was an accident

• It was a crime of passion

• It was for financial gain

• It was motiveless

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the narrator's preferred motive for the murder?

• The old man's wealth

• The old man's house

• The old man's behavior

• The old man's evil eye

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the narrator project onto the old man before the murder?

• His own fear of death

• His own unease around sounds

• His own desire for wealth

• His own guilt

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the likely source of the sound that taunts the narrator at the end?

• The old man's ghost

• The police officers

• A neighbor

• The narrator's conscience

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the ambiguity of the sound in 'The Telltale Heart' suggest?

• A hidden message

• The narrator's hallucination

• A technical error

• A supernatural presence

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4