The Tell Tale Heart Review

Who does the narrator compare himself to throughout the story?

• the old man

• Death

• a ghost

• the police

Which one of these best shows situational irony?

• Susie was wearing a really ugly skirt, but went around

  all day saying "Aren't I pretty?"

• Jenny wanted a pony for her birthday, because she

  collects them, but ended up with a turtle instead.

• When we're watching the movie, we can tell that Bob

  is about to get into an accident, but he doesn't know it.

The word that best describes the mood of the short story is ...

• mysterious

• calm

• suspicious

• dark

"She told us to stop talking a million times!" What type of figurative language is this?

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• personification

• idiom

Choose the characteristic that is implied by the following quote:

"I kept quite still and said nothing. For a whole hour I did not move a muscle, and in the meantime, I did not hear him lie down."

• caution

• shyness

• cruelty

• hot-headed

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Where does the narrator hide the body?

• he buries it

• under the floorboards

• he leaves it in bed

• the stairs

Who hears a shriek in the night?

• you

• the old man

• the police

• a neighbor

How would you make this sentence threatening?

"I was driving my car down the highway at night..."

• when I realized I wanted Wendy's.

• when I looked at the clock.

• when I noticed a sign that said "no outlet."

• when I realized I didn't do my homework.

What is the background on the "evil eye?"

• it's a folklore

• it's true

• only men can have it

• it's contagious

What does "acute" mean?

• sharp or keen

• weak

• slimy

• an angle that's less than 90 degrees