The Tell Tale Heart

Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?

• He is abusive.
• He has a strange eye.
• He is worth millions of dollars.
• He has a strange eyebrow.

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Where does the narrator hide the Old Man's corpse?

• In the wall..
• In the closet..
• Under the floorboards...
• In a mass grave in the backyard..

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What point-of-view is the story told in?

• First Person
• Second Person
• Third - Omniscient
• Third - Limited

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When you read the story, what is one question you might ask about the narrator?

• Is he sane?
• Is he in love?
• Does he have a job?
• Does he enjoy baseball?

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Which of the following is NOT true of the narrator?

• The narrator is insane.
• The narrator is a murderer.
• The narrator buries the Old Man's body beneath the floorboards.
• The narrator probably had a happy childhood.

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Why does a neighbor call the police to the house?

• The neighbor saw a man in his window.
• The neighbor heard a loud noise.
• The neighbor suspects that the narrator killed the Old Man.
• There was a break-in in the neighborhood.

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What does the narrator WANT people to think about him?

• He is creative.
• He is crazy.
• He is a murderer.
• He is completely normal

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While speaking to the police, what does the young man think he hears?

• The Old Man rustling around beneath the floorboards.
• The beating of the Old Man's heart.
• Police car sirens.
• God's voice.

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The sound the narrator hears beneath the floorboards is a symbol of what human emotion?

• Happiness
• Anger
• Despair
• Guilt

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The narrator invites the police into the very room beneath which the Old Man's body is buried. What does that tell you about him?

• He is arrogant.
• He likes cats.
• He is perfectly sane.
• He regrets his decision to kill the Old Man.

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