The Tell-Tale Heart

How does the narrator feel at the opening of the story?

• Hungry
• Nervous
• Tired
• Constipated

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CCSS.RL.5.6

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CCSS.RL.7.6

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

• Hearing
• Sight
• Smell
• Taste

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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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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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

• Stupid
• Evil
• Smart
• Mad

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

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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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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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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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CCSS.RL.5.6

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CCSS.RL.7.6

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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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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the primary theme of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

• From love comes sacrifice 
• With guilt comes madness, therefore one should be careful when considering crimes like murder.
• With murder comes joy.
• With creepy neighbors comes murder.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2