What words help us know what the narrator is feeling? No doubt I grew very pale; - but I talked more fluently, and with a heightened voice.

talked fluently & heightened voice

Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?

He thinks the police are making fun of him.

As soon as they enter the house, the police find the old man's body.

As soon as they enter the house, the police accuse him of murder.

He thinks the police are trying to kill him.

You can evaluate the narrator's state of mind as unreliable when he

says he is sane, but then describes how cleverly he hid the body after the murder.

explains that he lives in a house with the old man.

decides he should call the police.

confesses he is nervous at the beginning of the story.

To whom is the narrator telling his story?

The narrator isn't telling the story.

How does the narrator describe the eye?

He says it is the eye of a vulture.

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.

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."

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

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

Which line foreshadows the Old Man's fate?

The narrator says that the Old Man comforting himself was, "All in vain."

The narrator says the eye is pale blue with a film over it.

The narrator claims not to have touched the Old Man's gold.

The narrator says that he can hear the Old Man's heart.

The author builds suspense by--

having the narrator watch the sleeping victim for seven nights in a row.

not revealing what the crime will be

having the narrator explain how clever he is

describing what is done with the victim's body

How is the narrator's sense of hearing important to the story?

The sound of the heartbeat pushes the narrator to kill and confess

The sound of the heartbeat allows him to plan carefully, very carefully.

He believes the heartbeat calms him.

In the climax, how do the narrator's feelings contrast with the old man's?

The narrator is full of rage, and the old man is full of fear.

The narrator is afraid of the old man, and the old man is cruel.

The narrator loves the old man who is angry at the narrator.

The narrator is worried, and the old man is calm.

Which excerpt from the story illustrates the mood of the paranoia?

"Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God!- no, no! They heard!- They suspected!- They knew!"

" It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain."

"I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult."

"I smiled, - for what had i to fear? I bade the gentlemen welcome."

Through the narrator's experience, the author explores the idea of ---

something small can create a major conflict

those close to you can hurt you

The narrator invites the police into the very room beneath which the Old Man's body is buried. What does that tell you about him?

He regrets his decision to kill the Old Man.

Which passage below best represents the climax of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?

“But anything was better than this agony! Anything was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die!”

“I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.”

“The disease had sharpened my senses – not destroyed – not dulled them.”

“As the bell sounded the hour, there came a knocking at the street door.”

Which best describes why the author used the following comparison? “One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture –.”

The simile is used to connect the eye to something associated with death – the vulture.

The onomatopoeia is used to communicate the sound to the heart.

The author personifies the eye so that it becomes a human character.

The hyperbole exaggerates the ugliness of the eye so that the reader will not like it.

Why might the author have chosen to describe his idea this way? “It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night.”

He exaggerates how much he thought about his idea, so the audience will believe him.

He wanted to compare the idea to a ghost, so the reader would think it was scary.

He uses alliteration so the audience can hear the echoing sounds of his thoughts.

He personifies the idea to show the intensity of his obsession. It almost becomes another character.

Which of the following best describes the connection made in this passage? “It was the beating of the old man’s heart. It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage.”

The author personifies the drum to show the courage of the narrator.

The author compares the heart to a drum because the narrator used to be a soldier.

The author uses an analogy to show that the narrator’s preparation is similar to someone going into battle.

The author exaggerates the beating heart to emphasize the presence of a vulture.

What does the passage below foreshadow? “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.”

The narrator’s acute hearing may be problematic.

The narrator is mad because he didn’t finish his homework.

The narrator has a curable disease that he enjoys.

The disease may destroy one of his five senses.

Which answer below is the best example of dramatic irony in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”

The old man is afraid of robbers, but the man inside his home is the danger.

The old man wakes up right before he is killed.

The neighbor hears a shriek in the night.

The narrator hides his victim’s body under the floor.

The Tell Tale Heart

Authored by Cheryl Contreras

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8th - 12th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the narrator's senses was acute in the beginning of the story?

Hearing

Sight

Smell

Taste

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"The Tell-Tale Heart" is told mainly in the _ tense, from a _ point of view.

Past; first

past; third-person

present; first-person

present; third-person

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author creates suspense by describing the sound of the man's heartbeat as the sound of a

watch's ticking

cricket's chirping

mouse's footsteps

lantern's creaking

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In this story, the word "mad" means..

Angry

Frustrated

Insane

Normal

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the mood of the story? (Mood is the way the story is intended to make you feel.)

Upbeat and happy

Dark and foreboding

Inspirational

Silly

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a possible theme of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

From love comes sacrifice

Guilt can drive you mad.

With murder comes joy.

With creepy neighbors comes murder.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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The Tell Tale Heart

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

Which of the narrator's senses was acute in the beginning of the story?

"The Tell-Tale Heart" is told mainly in the _ tense, from a _ point of view.

The author creates suspense by describing the sound of the man's heartbeat as the sound of a

In this story, the word "mad" means..

What is the mood of the story? (Mood is the way the story is intended to make you feel.)

What is a possible theme of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

What words help us know what the narrator is feeling?
No doubt I grew very pale; - but I talked more fluently, and with a heightened voice.

What types of pronouns help us to know a story is written in first person?

What does unreliable mean?

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The Tell Tale Heart

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

Which of the narrator's senses was acute in the beginning of the story?

"The Tell-Tale Heart" is told mainly in the _______ tense, from a _______ point of view.

The author creates suspense by describing the sound of the man's heartbeat as the sound of a

In this story, the word "mad" means..

What is the mood of the story? (Mood is the way the story is intended to make you feel.)

What is a possible theme of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

What words help us know what the narrator is feeling?No doubt I grew very pale; - but I talked more fluently, and with a heightened voice.

What types of pronouns help us to know a story is written in first person?

What does unreliable mean?

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"The Tell-Tale Heart" is told mainly in the _ tense, from a _ point of view.

What words help us know what the narrator is feeling?
No doubt I grew very pale; - but I talked more fluently, and with a heightened voice.