The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

8th Grade

Mrs. Wolf Necklace

Multiple Choice

What does the old man in "The Tell-Tale Heart" do when he first hears a noise on the eighth night?

• He reaches for a gun.

• He cries out in terror.

• He walks to the door.

• He sits up and asks who is there.

Multiple Choice

The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" chuckles at the old man's fear. What does this response tell you about the narrator?

• He like comedy

• He is impatient

• He is cruel

• He is tired.

Multiple Choice

Where does the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" hide the old man's body?

• In a grave in the backyard

• In a closet

• Under a pile of blankets

• Under the floorboards

Multiple Choice

In "The Tell-Tale Heart," why does a neighbor call the police to the narrator's house?

• He heard a shriek

• He heard a loud, repetitive thumping

• He saw the murder through a window

• He saw the murder in a dream.

Multiple Choice

In "The Tell-Tale Heart," there is a difference between the reader's view of the narrator and the narrator's view of himself. Which answer choice best describes this difference?

• a. The narrator thinks he is gloomy, but the reader knows he is cheerful.

• b. The narrator thinks he is mad, but the reader knows he is sane.

• c. The narrator thinks he is sane, but the reader knows he is insane.

• d. The narrator thinks he is calm, but the reader knows he is nervous.

Multiple Choice

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

• a. the roar of the ocean

• b. the sounds of chatting neighbors

• c. the beating of the old man's heart

• d. the old man's increasingly loud groans

Multiple Choice

On the eighth night, the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" grows furious. How do the old man's feelings contrast with the narrator's?

• a. The old man is calm.

• b. The old man is terrified.

• c. The old man is joyful.

• d. The old man is bored

Multiple Choice

In "The Tell-Tale Heart," how does the narrator's mood change as the police officers sit and chat at his house?

• a. He becomes increasingly curious.

• b. He becomes increasingly upset.

• c. He becomes increasingly calm.

• d. He becomes increasingly happy.

Multiple Choice

In "The Tell-Tale Heart," why does the narrator finally confess to the murder?

• a. He wants to shock the police officers.

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

• c. The neighbor hears a shriek.

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

Multiple Choice

Which word is closest in meaning to derision?

• Pride

• Scorn

• Cheer

• Confusion

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is stealthily used correctly?

• a. My heightened senses helped me hear more stealthily.

• b. The man's pale blue eye stealthily bothered me.

• c. Without making a sound, I stealthily opened the door.

• d. The light from the lantern stealthily filled up the room.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a personal pronoun?

• I

• his

• your

• myself

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains a possessive pronoun?

• a. I kept quite still and said nothing.

• b. His fears had been ever since growing upon him.

• c. The old man's terror must have been extreme!

• d. They sat, and while I answered cheerily, they chatted of familiar things.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains a reflexive pronoun?

• a. I myself witnessed the odd event.

• b. Our study group will meet next Monday.

• c. The green car parked to the left is theirs.

• d. Jim decided to cook himself some dinner.

Multiple Choice

Which question might a reader of the following passage from "The Tell-Tale Heart" most reasonably ask? You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded—with what caution—.…

• Is the narrator lonely?

• Is the narrator insane?

• Will the narrator's story be long or short?

• Will the narrator find true love?

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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