Tell Tale Heart

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

• Past; first

• past; third-person

the sound of the old man's heart most closely symbolizes________

• the revenge of the old man

• the guilt of the narrator

• the knowledge of the police

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

• "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"

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

According to the narrator, which of the following best explains why he decides to kill the old man?

• The old man had wronged him too many times

• He is insane and has no awareness of his actions.

• He is haunted by the appearance of one of the man's eyes.

Which of the narrator's senses does he say is most acute?

• sight

• hearing

• touch

• smell

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What do we learn about the narrator from the following line? “I knew what the old man felt, and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart.”

• he is cruel

• he is compassionate

• he is honest

What makes the eighth night different from the previous seven nights?

• the narrator is clumsy and makes a noise

• the old man is awake

• the old man hears the narrator chuckle

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What do we learn about the narrator when he asks the police officers to sit and rest in the same room where he's hidden the body?

• He's careless

• He's confident

• He's rude

Choose the correct definition for the following: Acute

• Perceptive; insight; shrewd.

• Adequate; enough.

• Great; intense

• Arrogant; disregard

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Choose the correct definition for the following: Audacity

• Perceptive; insight; shrewd.

• arrogant; disregard

• farsighted; discerning