When the police knock on the door, the narrator opens the door with a light heart. Why?

He thinks he has cleaned up all of the evidence of the murder

He just woke up from a great nap

How do the police find out who killed the old man?

The narrator shrieks "I admit the deed!"

A thorough police investigation

Interrogating multiple suspects

The police find the body after searching the house

There was something about the old man that bothered the narrator. Which is the following statements supports this.

“Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees—very gradually—I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye for ever.”

“I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.”

“It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but, once conceived, it haunted me day and night.”

"Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me.”

Which of the following most accurately describes the meaning of inference ?

Ideas created from what I learn from the text and my own life experiences

Guesses that I make about the text

Evidence that is explicitly stated in the text

Ideas of another author used to support your claim

Why did the author most likely choose to tell the story from the first-person point of view?

To highlight the narrator’s need to convince us and himself that he is not crazy

To make the details of the murder more grotesque and vivid

To intensify the drama of the story

Telling the story in third person would make the story boring and slow

How was the eye of the old man described?

"It resembled that of a vulture—a pale blue eye, with a film over it. "

" It resembled that of a vulture—dark and lifeless."

"There is no pupil." "Are your sure? What if he looks really far to the left?"

How long does it take the narrator to stick his head past the door each night?

Like 5 seconds, It is just his head!

Finish the sentence. ______________________ does not move as slowly as I did?

The morning dew of a desert flower

In The Raven who narrator think was at his door before opening it?

The narrator from The Tell Tale Heart

In T he Raven, w hich choice best describe how the narrator felt about the raven?

Happy at first, but angry at the end

Angry at first, but scared at the end

Angry at first, but happy at the end

Which choice correctly defines the word dissemble from the sentence below. Since it was her brother’s first time baking, Anna felt she had no choice but to dissemble when she bit into the terrible tasting cake.

to hide one’s true thoughts or feelings; pretend

dramatic gestures used to emphasize or substitute for speech

an exceptionally keen ability to see things or discern ideas.

Which choice correctly defines the word vexed from the sentence below. The tennis champion was vexed by the skills of the newcomer, and he could find no way to defeat this young player.

the state of being ridiculed or mocked; the use of ridicule or mockery to show contempt

dramatic gestures used to emphasize or substitute for speech

an exceptionally keen ability to see things or discern ideas.

Tell-Tale Heart

Authored by JOSHUA JAUSS

English

8th - 12th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the narrator feel towards the old man?

Anger

Love

Hate

Envy

Sorrow

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the narrator's senses was acute in the beginning of the story?

Hearing

Sight

Smell

Taste

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did the narrator kill the old man?

Because the old man wronged him

For his gold

Because of his pale blue eye

Because someone hired him to

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The narrator tried to convince the reader that he was...

Not mad

Mad

not a killer

lonely

better than the old man

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the narrator describe the groan the old man makes?

One of mortal terror

One of grief

One of pain

One of joy

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following words best replaces sagacity in the passage below?
Upon the eighth night I was more than usually cautious in opening the door. A watch’s minute hand moves more quickly than did mine. Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers—of my sagacity.

determination

stupidity

righteousness

cleverness

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the narrator kill the old man?

With a pillow

By smothering him with the heavy mattress

By shooting him

By strangling him with his hands

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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Tell-Tale Heart

What does the narrator feel towards the old man?

Which of the narrator's senses was acute in the beginning of the story?

Why did the narrator kill the old man?

The narrator tried to convince the reader that he was...

How does the narrator describe the groan the old man makes?

Which of the following words best replaces sagacity in the passage below?Upon the eighth night I was more than usually cautious in opening the door. A watch’s minute hand moves more quickly than did mine. Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers—of my sagacity.

How does the narrator kill the old man?

Where does the narrator put the old man's body parts after he kills him?

When the police knock on the door, the narrator opens the door with a light heart. Why?

How do the police find out who killed the old man?

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Which of the following words best replaces sagacity in the passage below?
Upon the eighth night I was more than usually cautious in opening the door. A watch’s minute hand moves more quickly than did mine. Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers—of my sagacity.