The Tell-Tale Heart

What is the best theme of the story?

• truth and perception

• morality and justice

• guilt and conscience

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What kind of irony is used in the following lines?

"And every morning, when the day broke, I went boldly into the chamber, and spoke courageously to him, calling him by name in a hearty tone, and inquiring how he passed the night".

• situational

• verbal

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What kind of irony is used in the following lines?

"His rom was as black as pitch with the thick darkness (for the shutters were close fastened, through fear of robbers) and so I knew that he could not see the opening of the door".

• dramatic

• verbal

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What worries the narrator the most about the sound he hears on the 8th night?

• it was made by a ghost

• someone was watching him

• a neighbor would hear it

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How is the 8th night different from the previous 7 nights?

• the old man hears the narrator chuckle

• the old man is awake

• the narrator's thumb slips and makes a noise

Why does the narrator think the police officers don't hear the noise?

• he thinks they are old and hard of hearing

• he thinks they are too scared to say something about the noise

• he thinks they're mocking him by pretending not to hear it.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What sound on the 8th night causes the narrator to feel anxiety?

• a shriek

• a heartbeat

• a chuckle

• a groan

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why does the old man sit up in bed and say, "it was nothing but the wind in the chimney--it is only a mouse crossing the floor" etc.

• he can't get back to sleep due to the noises

• he is trying to figure out the sounds

• he is trying to calm his fears

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What finally drives the narrator to kill the old man?

• the old man's blue eye

• the sound of the heart beneath the floor

• the narrators sensitive hearing exacerbated by the old man's hearbeat

The repetition used in paragraph 20 towards the end of the story is important because it shows---

• demonstrates that the narrator is calm and confident

• reveals that the narrator is frustrated and wants the officers to leave

• helps the reader see the narrators anxiety and distress

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6