Tell Tale Heart Mock Trial Recap

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

• Hungry
• Nervous
• Tired
• Constipated

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

From what POV is "The Tale-Tell Heart" written?

• first person
• second person
• third person limited
• third person unreliable

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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

What is our first impression of the narrator?

• He's a kind, old man.
• He's very passionate about caring for the old man.
• He is unreliable.
• He is a comedian.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

 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

How does the narrator describe the eye?

• He says it is beautiful.
• He says it is very focused.
• He says it is the eye of a vulture.
• He says it is all-seeing.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

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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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2