What does the narrator do each night?

He watches the old man while he sleeps.

What happens on the eighth night?

The old man hears the narrator and sits up in bed.

The old man sleeps peacefully as the narrator smothers him.

The narrator simply watches the mans sleep again.

The old man hides beneath the covers.

What happens at the climax of the story?

The narrator kills the old man.

The narrator welcomes the police into the house.

The narrator confesses his crime.

The narrator watches the old man while he sleeps.

How does the narrator kill the old man?

He smothers him with the mattress.

How does the narrator hide the body?

He dismembers the corpse and hides it under the floorboards.

He dismembers the body and buries it in the backyard.

Which statement from the text proves that the narrator feels guilty?

"Dissemble no more! I admit the deed!--tear up the planks!--here, here!--it is the beating of this hideous heart!"

"there was no pulsation. He was stone dead. His eye would trouble me no more."

"A shriek had been heard by a neighbor during the night; suspicion of foul play had been aroused; information had been lodged at the police office, and they (the officers) had been deputed to search the premises"

"The officers were satisfied. My manner had convinced them. I was singularly at ease."

a building and the area of land that surrounds it

to cause or encourage something to happen

obtaining what you want through deceit

begin or continue a course of action

Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart" then answer the question. Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded—with what caution—with what foresight —with what dissimulation I went to work! I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.

It emphasizes that the narrator feels guilty about the action he is about to take.

It emphasizes that the narrator is mad and cannot think or speak clearly.

It emphasizes that the narrator took care in committing his crime.

It emphasizes that the narrator hesitated in completing the murder.

Think about the text "The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe. How reliable is the narrator?

The narrator is unreliable, claiming he is not mad when his actions clearly indicate that he cannot be trusted.

The narrator is reliable because he explains that he is not mad, just logically trying to solve a problem.

The narrator is somewhat reliable because he is aware of his own instability and solves a problem with a logical solution.

The narrator is unreliable because he has a disease, and his actions are motivated by this disease not logic.

How does Poe’s choice of telling the story from the point of view of an unreliable narrator create suspense?

It keeps the reader guessing about whether he will be able to appear sane enough to convince the police of his innocence.

It keeps the reader on edge by zooming in on two key moments of the narrative—the murder of the old man and the police investigation—both of which have uncertain outcomes.

It prompts the reader to question everything the narrator says from his assertion that others think him mad to his explanation of why he thinks he is not.

It creates suspense as it is unclear the events in the eight days leading to the murder are reality or a figment of the narrator’s imagination.

The narrator shows that he is unreliable when he...

says he is sane while saying how cleverly he hid the body

explains that he did not kill the old man for his money

describes his movements on the night of the murder

confesses that he is nervous in the beginning of the story

The author creates suspense by...

describing what the narrator did before the murder

revealing the ways the narrator is kind to the old man

explaining why the narrator hid the body after the murder

saying that the narrator loved the old man

What is the primary theme of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

With guilt comes madness, therefore one should be careful when considering crimes like murder.

With creepy neighbors comes murder.

Why does the narrator wait a week before killing the old man?

The narrator does not see the old man's eye when he spies on him at night.

The narrator is having too much fun frightening the old man the old man to kill him quickly.

The narrator wants to wait for the darkest night of the month to do it.

The narrator feels guilty about taking a human life.

Why is it important that the officers stay so long in the house?

to provide enough time for the narrator to become upset and confess.

to show the reader how friendly they are.

to allow the reader to characterize them as lazy.

to provide enough time for the old man's body to decompose.

What appears to be the narrator's claim throughout the selection?

That he did not kill the old man

That he should not be sent to jail

Tell Tale Heart

Authored by Earlisha Branch

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This quiz centers on Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and is designed for middle school students in grades 7-8. The assessment covers multiple layers of literary analysis, beginning with fundamental reading comprehension of plot events, character motivations, and story details, then progressing to more sophisticated concepts including point of view, narrator reliability, and thematic interpretation. Students must demonstrate understanding of literary devices such as the unreliable narrator technique, symbolism of the beating heart, and how Poe creates suspense through psychological elements. The quiz also incorporates vocabulary development through context-based questions featuring words like "audacity," "vehemently," "acute," and "concealment." To succeed, students need strong reading comprehension skills, the ability to analyze character psychology and motivation, understanding of narrative perspective and its effects on storytelling, and the capacity to identify and interpret literary themes such as guilt, madness, and moral consequences. Created by Earlisha Branch, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 7 and 8. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a summative evaluation after students complete reading the story, a review tool before class discussions about unreliable narrators and Gothic literature, or formative assessment to gauge student comprehension before moving to comparative analysis with other Poe works. The quiz can be assigned as homework to reinforce reading or used as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before deeper literary analysis. Teachers can utilize individual question clusters for targeted instruction—plot comprehension questions for struggling readers, vocabulary sections for language development, and higher-order analysis questions for advanced learners. This assessment aligns with Common Core Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 and RL.8.1 for citing textual evidence, RL.7.3 and RL.8.3 for analyzing character development and plot elements, and RL.7.6 and RL.8.6 for analyzing point of view and its effects on the reader's understanding of the text.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To whom is the narrator telling his story?

The readers

The police

The old man

The narrator isn't telling the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the narrator say about his senses?

They are dull.

They've always been very strong.

They've been sharpened by disease.

They are bothersome.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is it about the old man that bothers the narrator?

His personality

His face

His home

His eye

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the narrator resolve to do to the old man?

quit working for him

murder him

leave his house

gouge his eye out

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Does the narrator hate the old man?

yes

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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Tell Tale Heart

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

To whom is the narrator telling his story?

What does the narrator say about his senses?

What is it about the old man that bothers the narrator?

How does the narrator describe the eye?

What does the narrator resolve to do to the old man?

Does the narrator hate the old man?

What does the narrator do each night?

For how many evenings does the narrator sneak into the old man's room?

How does the narrator act towards the old man during the day?

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