The Tell-Tale Heart

From what point of view is the story told?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the narrator's senses is most acute?

• Sight

• Smell

• Hearing

• Taste

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the work hearken mean?

• Stop

• Go

• Watch

• Listen

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Do we know the gender and age of the narrator?

• YES!

• Nope.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narrator believes...

• They aren't mad.

• They have gone mad.

• The reader is mad.

• The old man is mad.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What can we, the reader, infer about the narrator based on their behavior?

• They are sane like they say.

• They are insane.

• They're having hallucinations.

• They're dreaming.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?

• They want the old man's gold

• Kill him? Who said anything about killing him!?

• They hate the old man

• The old man's eye vexes them

How does the narrator murder the old man?

• Poisons his breakfast

• Smothers him with the mattress

• Stabs him in the heart

Where does the narrator hide the old man's corpse?

• In the closet

• Under the floorboards

• In the woods

• In the river

Why does the narrator invite the officers to sit in the room where the body is hidden?

• They think it is the only way to keep the cops from finding the body.

• They are boastful of how well they hid the body.

• They are worried they will give away the body's location otherwise.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6