Tone and Mood in "The Tell-Tale Heart"

What tone is represented in the line “You should have seen how wisely I proceeded--with what caution - with what foresight--with what dissimulation I went to work”?

• Focused

• Furious

• Greiving

• Uninterested

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What excerpt from the story illustrates the mood of paranoia?

• “It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain.”

• “I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult.”

• “Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God! - no, no! They heard! -- They suspected! -- They knew!”

• “I smiled, -- for what had I to fear? I bade the gentlemen welcome.”

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In the line “There came to my ears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton,” what does the “enveloped in cotton” try to make the reader feel?

• Alive

• Trapped

• Threatened

• Serious

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which detail about the narrator’s personality makes him appear the most psychotic?

• He hears imaginary heartbeats

• He is so careful to hide everything he does

• He kills the old man

• He tries to convince the reader of his sanity

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In the line “They heard! They suspected! They knew! they were making a mockery of my horror!” which word best describes the narrator’s feeling?

• Anger

• Anxiety

• Pride

• Guilt

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6