"The Tell-Tale Heart" Quiz

"The Tell-Tale Heart" is written in which narration?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• Omniscient

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Who is the author of "The Tell-Tale Heart?"

• Avi

• Ambrose Bierce

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Mitch Albom

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

The narrator keeps asking the reader if he is "mad." What does he mean?

• Angry

• Confused

• Nervous

• Crazy

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the narrator's problem with the old man?

• His hearing

• His pale eye

• His shrieking

• He's old

How would you best describe the narrator's behavior every night?

• Risky

• Very careful

• Loud

• Funny

How does the narrator eventually kill the old man?

• Strangles him

• Stabs him

• Throws a bed on top of him

• Burns him with the lantern

At what time each night does the narrator creep into the old man's room?

• 8 PM

• Midnight

• 3 AM

• 4 AM

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

What does the narrator do with the old man's corpse?

• Burns it

• Dismembers it

• Buries it the backyard

• Eats it

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How would you best describe the narrator's behavior when the police come to the house?

• Confused, but helpful

• Clever and acts normal

• Calm and cool

• Agitated and angry

How is the old man's body discovered?

• The police find the body

• The narrator rips up the floor boards

• The neighbor sees the shallow grave

• The narrator takes the police to the basement

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6