Tell Tale Heart Quiz

In the first paragraph of the story, the speaker's tone is____

• nervous

• defensive

• crazy

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why was it impossible for the speaker to kill the old man during those seven nights?

• Because the old man saw him creeping into his room.

• Because the speaker got scared.

• Because the old man woke up and shouted when the speaker came in.

• Because the old man's eye was out of sight (not visible).

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

"Death, in approaching him, had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim."

What kind of figurative language is the author using?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Personification

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What made the narrator finally kill the old man?

• The rising of the sun.

• The look in the old man's face.

• The sound of the old man's heart.

• The voices in the speaker's head.

Which of his senses does the speaker consider overly acute or sharp?

• His hearing

• His sight

• His sense of taste

• His sense of touch

Which of the following does NOT infuriate the speaker?

• The old man's voice.

• The old man's eye.

• The sound of the old man's heartbeat.

• The idea of the police officers mocking him.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narrator says that he is not mad, he is ____

• Angry

• Nervous

• Depressed

• Exhausted

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does the speaker kill the old man?

• He suffocates him.

• He stabs him.

• He beats him with a lantern.

• He dismembers him.

Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

• The old man in the story.

• The narrator.

• The author.

• The protagonist.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What kind of point of view does this story have?

• Third person omniscient.

• Third person limited.

• First person unreliable.

• Second person unreliable.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6