The tell tale heart

Why the narrator denies during the whole story not being mad?

• Since being mad implies to act violently

• Due to madness is opposite to cleverness

• Because of his deep understanding of his own emotions

• The narrator accepts he is a mad person

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why the narrator decided not killing the old man during the first seven nights?

• He was afraid of being exposed

• He struggled hard with himself for not killing him

• He always found the blue eye closed

• 2nd and 3rd options are correct

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A synonym of "concealment" is:

• Vaunting

• Flaunting

• Revealing

• Hiding

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What sound drives the narrator to confess to the crime?

• The three planks from the flooring

• The sound of the old man's heart beaing

• The shriek heard by a neighbour during the night

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the narrator compare the beating of the heart to?

• To the sound of a table screeching

• To the sound of a watch enveloped in cotton

• To the sound of fog vanishing

• To the sound of a ringing bell

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Whose heartbeat does the narrator hear?

• Of the old man

• Of the police officer

• Of the neighbour

The narrator says that one of his senses became very acute. Which sense was it?

• Taste

• Seeing

• Hearing

• Smell

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

On what character traits does the narrator pride himself?

• ability to lie and steal

• friendliness and caring

• intelligence and patience

• sneakiness and fear

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Where does the narrator hide the Old Man's corpse?

• In a mass grave in the backyard..

• In the wall..

• In the closet..

• Under the floorboards...

Why do the police officers come to the narrator's home?

• They heard a loud banging noise while out on patrol.

• A neighbor contacted the police after hearing a scream.

• They are responding to reports of an escaped mental patient in the area.

• The old man called the police after being attacked.