Tell Tale Heart Review

At the beginning of the story, where can we assume the narrator is?

• The old man's home

• Prison

• McDonald's

• A nursing home

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CCSS.RL.5.6

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Why does the narrator greet the old man so warmly every morning?

• so he can steal his gold

• to earn free time from his job

• he wants to travel

• he wants to reassure the old man that he is safe

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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"He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult." is an example of

• alliteration

• parallel structure

• onomatopoeia

• simile

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What character traits does the narrator pride himself on?

• his ability to lie and steal

• his sneakiness and fear

• his wit and confidence

• his intelligence and patience

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

"Cautiously—oh, so cautiously—cautiously" is an example of

• repetition

• metaphor

• parallel structure

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the tone of the narrator when he decides to murder the old man?

• frenzied and manic

• depressed and ashamed

• calm and justified

• giddy and exuberant

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• "a single dim ray, like the thread of a spider..."

• "as if excited to fury..."

• "Would a madman have been so wise as this?"

• "I could see him as he lay upon his bed."

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

How the narrator kill the old man?

• Chokes him

• Smothers him with a bed

• Stabs him

• Poisons him

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

For which of the following options does the narrator NOT feel like he was clever?

• dismembering and hiding the body

• being patient and stalking the old man

• letting the eye drive him to madness

• charming the police when they come into his home

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

• "chirp"

• "latch"

• "creaked"

• "ringing"

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3