The Tell-Tale Heart

What words help us know what the narrator is feeling?
No doubt I grew very pale; - but I talked more fluently, and with a heightened voice.

• no doubt
• I talked
• talked fluently & heightened voice

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What would the narrator sound like if he spoke fluently and with a heightened voice?

• sad or depressed
• nervous or emotional
• bored or tired

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What sound is the author describing: a low, dull quick sound - much such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton.

• a clock
• a heartbeat
• a heater
• a bicycle

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What types of pronouns help us to know a story is written in first person?

• he, she, it
• they, you
• his, hers, theirs
• I, me, we

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What does unreliable mean?

• trustworthy
• able to count on them
• not trustworthy

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What sentence makes the narrator seem unreliable?

• A watch's minute hand moved more quickly than mine.
• I was more than usually cautious when opening the door.
• I could scarcely contain my feelings of triumph.

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What is the purpose of repeating words in writing?

• To make sure the reader sees the word.
• To make sure the reader understands the word.
• To create suspense.

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Suspense is a sense of growing tension, fear, or excitement. Authors often use suspense in a story by describing a character's anxiety or by using vivid language to build up to dramatic events.

The author creates suspense by

• revealing the ways in which the narrator is kind to the old man.
• explaining why the narrator hid the body after the murde
• saying that the narrator loved the old man.
• describing what the narrator did before the murder.

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Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?

• As soon as they enter the house, the police find the old man's body.
• As soon as they enter the house, the police accuse him of murder.
• He thinks the police are trying to kill him.
• He thinks the police are making fun of him.

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You can evaluate the narrator's state of mind as unreliable when he

• explains that he lives in a house with the old man.
• decides he should call the police.
• says he is sane, but then describes how cleverly he hid the body after the murder.
• confesses he is nervous at the beginning of the story.

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