The Tell Tale Heart

When the story opens, the narrator is saying

• he is not insane

• the police are at the door

• the old man has weakened

• he is insane

The narrator does not kill the old man for seven nights because

• his plans are not yet complete

• he needs to be sure he isn't suspected

• the old man's "evil eye" is closed

• the old man is away in the country

The narrator confesses to the police because he

• wants to convince them he is sane

• regrets what he has done

• thinks they can hear the old man's heartbeat

• believes the murder will make him famous

Why does the narrator decide to kill the old man?

• The old man frightens the neighbors

• The narrator hates the old man

• The old man's eye is like a vulture's eye

• The narrator wants the old man's gold

How do the police respond to the narrator?

• They accuse him of murdering the old man

• They ignore him because they think he is crazy

• They believe his story and leave his house

• They continue to chat calmly while he raves

When you say the opposite of what you mean, you are using a technique called

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• literary irony

• dramatic irony

Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony in "The Tell Tale Heart?"

• The neighbor notifies the police of a suspicious noise next door

• The old man sits up in the bed listening to noises in the dark

• The police enter the old man's room

• The narrator claims he is sane, but the reader knows he is a mad man

When you paraphrase, you

• give your interpretation of events

• fix all the errors in the story

• write a statement of the main idea

• restate the text in your own words

One reason you might paraphrase a passage would be to help you

• hear what the author's style sounds like

• appreciate the author's style

• practice writing dialect

• draw conclusions about the plot

Which of the following is an effective paraphrase of the passage "I bade the gentlemen welcome. The shriek, I said, was my own in a dream."

• He said hello to the police and then told them he was the one who shrieked

• He welcomed the gentlemen and invited them into the old man's room

• I welcomed the gentlemen. I told them that I had shrieked in my sleep

• I explained that I was the one who had shrieked when I had a bad dream