Edgar Allan Poe - Tell Tale Heart and Raven

Tell-Tale Heart Which of the narrator's senses was acute in the beginning of the story?

• Hearing

• Sight

• Smell

• Taste

Tell-Tale Heart What did the narrator try to convince the reader that he was NOT?

• Stupid

• Evil

• Smart

• Mad

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Tell-Tale Heart: Why did the narrator kill the old man?

• Because the old man wronged him

• He had a desperate need for his gold

• Because of his pale blue eye

• Because someone hired him to

Tell-Tale Heart: For seven nights, the narrator sneaks into the Old Man's room to observe him. Why can he not commit the murder?

• The Old Man is staring at him with the creepy eye.

• The Old Man is waiting with a gun.

• The Old Man's eyes are closed.

• The door creaks too loudly.

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Tale-Tell Heart: 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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Tell-Tale Heart: 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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Tell-Tale Heart: While speaking to the police, what does the narrator think he hears?

• The Old Man rustling around beneath the floorboards.

• The beating of the Old Man's heart beneath the floor.

• Police car sirens.

• God's voice telling him to confess.

Tell Tale Heart: How do the police find out who killed the old man?

• A thorough police investigation

• Questioning multiple suspects

• The narrator shrieks "I admit the deed!"

• The police find the body after searching the house

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The Raven: What is the time and month of the events in the poem?

• Midnight in December

• An afternoon at the end of October

• Noon in July

• An early April morning

The Raven: What is the name of the "rare and radiant maiden" who the author pines for?

• Lenora

• Lenna

• Lydia

• Mrs. Douglas