Tell Tale Heart Practice Quiz

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

• His personality
• His face
• His home
• His eye

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.6

The author builds suspense by--

• not revealing what the crime will be

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

• having the narrator explain how clever he is

• describing what is done with the victim's body

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• He hears the police coming

• 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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What event causes the narrator to confess at the end of the story?

• The constant sound of watch ticking waiting for the police to leave

• The sound of his heartbeat that he believes is the dead man's

• The policemen laugh and mock the narrator in his home

• The neighbors heard a shriek late at night

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the central message of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

• People shouldn't commit crimes because they are always caught.

• Fear and guilt can affect the mind.

• With murder comes joy.

• Do not trust old people with creepy eyes.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

By telling this story from the murderer's point of view, the author helps the reader

• recognize the narrator's insanity

• understand the old man's thoughts

• compare both of the character's thoughts

• understand why the police have come

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The author describes the sound that narrator hears beneath the floorboards as a heartbeat. This is a symbol of what human emotion?

• Happiness

• Anger

• Despair

• Guilt

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

At the beginning of the story, the narrator talks about his sharp hearing, or his "over acuteness of the senses." This later plays a big role in the story's plot. What literary technique is Poe using?

• point of view

• foreshadowing

• setting

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the best meaning of vehemently?

“I talked more quickly – more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased.

• Passionately

• Blankly

• Carefully

• Softly

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• That he is not mad

• That the old man had to die

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6