Poe

In "The Tell-Tale Heart," why did the narrator decide to murder the old man?

• He wanted to steal the old man's fortune.

• He thought he heard the voice of the devil telling him to do it.

• He was afraid the old man would kill him if he had the chance.

• He didn't like the old man's eye; it reminded him of a vulture.

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"Tell-Tale Heart"- What was the narrator's reaction as he gazed upon the old man's vulture eye?

• It made him sad.

• It made him nostalgic.

• It made him peaceful.

• It made him furious.

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"Tell-Tale Heart" - What finally forced the narrator to leap into the room?

• He thought he heard the man getting out of bed and coming towards the door.

• He couldn't stand the beating of the heart; he thought someone might hear.

• His lantern was running out of fuel.

• He heard footsteps in the corridor, and thought someone was coming.

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"Tell-Tale Heart"- How did the narrator actually kill the old man?

• He drove a knife through his eye and into his brain.

• He shot him.

• He hit him over the head with a lantern.

• He pulled the bed over and suffocated him.

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"Tell-Tale Heart"- How does the narrator get rid of the corpse?

• He dismembers it and puts it under the floorboards.

• He burns it in the house's furnace.

• He stuffs it in an old trunk.

• He leaves it outside for the animals to destroy.

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"Tell-Tale Heart" - What was the narrator's reaction to the police?

• He was afraid, and acted nervous. He told them the old man had a contagious disease and couldn't be see.

• He was angry. He silently vowed to get rid of the neighbor who had called them. He let the police in but did not talk to them.

• He was calm and greeted them warmly. He invited them in for a chat.

• He was cautious. He pretended that he did not understand what they wanted. He thought they would leave if they thought he was slow-witted.

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"Tell-Tale Heart"- In his triumph, what did the narrator do while talking to the police?

• He sat on the bed he had used to smother the man.

• He placed his chair right over the floor boards where the body was hidden.

• He wore the old man's dressing gown.

• He told them stories about how cruel and strange the old man was.

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"Tell-Tale Heart"- Why did the narrator confess to murdering the old man?

• He couldn't stand the beating of the heart.

• The police found the tub where he had collected the blood.

• He thought he saw the old man's ghost in the doorway.

• He thought they would be easier on him if he confessed.

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"The Black Cat"- Who is Pluto?

• Pluto is the narrator's cat.

• Pluto is the narrator's dog,

• Pluto is the narrator's doctor.

• Pluto is the barkeep in the narrator's favorite tavern.

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"The Black Cat"- What was the first violent act the narrator did to Pluto?

• He broke Pluto's leg.

• He cut Pluto's eye out.

• He threw Pluto into the icy river.

• He starved Pluto for two weeks.

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