"Tell Tale Heart" and "Monkey's Paw" AKS 1-5

In "The Tell Tale Heart" which of the following best explain why the narrator kills his neighbor?

• Object there was none. Passion there was none.

• I loved the old man. He had never wronged me.

• He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire.

• I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture...

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Which is a theme of "Tell Tale Heart"?

• Guilt is a powerful emotion that cannot be ignored.

• Danger is around every corner.

• Do not confess to murder.

• Guilt will make you confess to murder.

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In "The Tell Tale Heart" what sort of conflict leads to the narrator being outed as a murderer?

• external conflict with the police

• internal conflict with his own mind

• external conflict with the old man's remains

• external conflict with the old man's eye

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What word pair has a similar meaning to the way the word vexed is used in this sentence?

... it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye.

• bothered, annoyed

• coaxed, prodded

• murdered, killed

• encouraged, inspired

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TRUE! --nervous --very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses --not destroyed --not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily --how calmly I can tell you the whole story.

What is significant about the way "The Tell Tale Heart" opens here?

• The narrator is foreshadowing the confession at the end.

• The narrator is challenging the reader's presumed conclusion that the narrator is insane.

• The narrator is asking the reader to sympathize with him.

• The narrator is telling the reader a summary of the story before he gets into the details.

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Why does the author use first person point of view in "Tell Tale Heart"?

• It makes the reader more sympathetic with the murder victim.

• It makes the fact that the old man died more real and tragic for the reader.

• It allows the reader inside the mind of a killer which adds to the sense of horror.

• It allows the reader to understand how frightened the murderer was when the police arrived to investigate.

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In "The Monkey's Paw" which of the following shows why Sergeant-Major Morris was reluctant (did not want) to give the monkey's paw to Mr. White?

• “And did you really have the three wishes granted?” asked Mrs. White. “I did,” said the sergeant-major, and his glass tapped against his strong teeth.

• “Monkey's paw?” said Mrs. White curiously. “Well, it's just a bit of what you might call magic, perhaps,” said the sergeant-major off-handedly.

• “To look at,” said the sergeant-major, fumbling in his pocket, “it's just an ordinary little paw, dried to a mummy.”

• “The first man had his three wishes, yes,” was the reply. “I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That's how I got the paw.”

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Which statement would be the most important to include in a summary of the passage "Monkey's Paw"?

• A young man dies in a factory accident, making his family very desperate.

• A working class family takes possession of a mysterious object believed to grant wishes.

• A sergeant visits a friend from his hometown and tells him tall tales of his travels abroad as a soldier.

• A young man jokes with his father regarding a supposed magical object.

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What does Mr. White understand by the end of "The Monkey's Paw"?

• He understands why his son was so dubious about the magical object.

• He understand why his wife was so eager to ask the sergeant-major so many questions.

• He understands why the sergeant-major threw the monkey's paw in the fire.

• He understands that it is better to have no dreams or goals.

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What does the word _____ mean as it is used in this sentence?

“Well, don't break into the money before I come back,” said Herbert, as he rose from the table. “I'm afraid it'll turn you into a mean, avaricious man, and we shall have to disown you.”

• violent

• greedy

• rude

• needy

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