Tell-Tale Heart Review

What is it about the old man that scares and angers the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?

• His old house

• His vulture eye

• His heart

• His children

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What does the old man in “The Tell-Tale Heart” do when he hears a noise on the eighth night?

• He grabs his knife

• He begins to cry

• He calls for the police

• He sits up and asks who is there

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Where does the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” hide the old man's body?

• Under a pile of blankets

• In the closet

• In a grave in the backyard

• Under the floorboards

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In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” why does a neighbor call the police to the house?

• They heard a shriek.

• They saw the murder through a window.

• They saw the murder in a dream.

• They heard the narrator speak of his plans.

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What does the narrator start to think he hears as “The Tell-Tale Heart” progresses?

• The roar of the ocean

• The sounds of neighbors

• A heart beating

• Laughter

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Why does the narrator finally confess to the murder?

• He wants to be rewarded for the intelligence of his murder plan.

• The neighbor hears a shriek.

• He wants to shock the police officers.

• He thinks the officers hear the heartbeat and are mocking him.

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