"The Tell-Tale Heart"

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

• Hearing
• Sight
• Smell
• Taste

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 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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What did the narrator try to convince you that he was NOT?

• Stupid
• Evil
• Smart
• Mad

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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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How does the narrator feel when he opens the lantern and sees the old man's open eye?

• Afraid
• Calm
• Furious
• Silly

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

• In the garden
• In the closet
• Under the florboards
• In a properly marked grave

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

• He is having a great hair day
• He just won the lottery
• He just woke up from a great nap
• He thinks he has cleaned up all of the evidence of the murder

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

• A thorough police investigation
• Interrogating multiple suspects
• The narrator shrieks "I admit the deed!"
• The police find the body after searching the house

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What does the narrator say about his senses?

• They are dull.
• They've always been very strong.
• They've been sharpened by disease.
• They are bothersome.

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