The Tell Tale Heart

What had the madness done for the narrator's senses?

• dulled them

• nothing of note

• destroyed them

• sharpened them

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CCSS.RL.8.1

What was the reason the narrator killed the old man?

• his house

• his gold

• his eye

• he insulted the narrator

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During the week before the narrator killed the old man, how did he act towards him?

• it never says

• cruel

• kind

• indifferent

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CCSS.RL.8.3

How long did it take the narrator to place his head into the door so that he could see the old man?

• an hour

• 45 minutes

• a half hour

• an hour and half

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For how many nights did the narrator look in upon the old man?

• four

• eight

• six

• ten

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Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man on the first night?

• the old man wasn't asleep by midnight on the first night

• there was someone else in the house

• the eye was closed

• he didn't have the courage the first night

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CCSS.RL.8.3

What did the narrator do by accident-as a result of waking the old man?

• his thumb slipped on the lantern

• he slipped and fell

• he sneezed

• he cough

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CCSS.RL.8.3

What did the old man cry out when awakened?

• "Who is it?"

• "What was that?"

• "Who's there?"

• "Is anyone there?"

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CCSS.RL.8.3

What was the low, dull, quick sound that the narrator heard?

• knocking on the door

• the old man's heartbeat

• his watch

• the clock

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CCSS.RL.8.1

The beating grew louder--what was the new anxiety that seized the narrator at this point?

• the sound being heard by neighbors

• the noise waking the old man

• someone coming the house to investigate the noise

• there was no anxiety at this time

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