"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

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the narrator's senses does he say is most sensitive?

• Sight

• Smell

• Hearing

• Taste

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What was the reason the narrator killed the old man?

• He wants the old man's money

• He hates the old man's clouded blue eye

• He is tired of the old man's complaints

• He wants the house to himself

Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man the first night?

• There was someone else in the house

• The eye was closed

• He didn't have the courage on the first night

• The old man wasn't asleep by midnight on the first night

What does the old man do when he hears a noise on the eighth night?

• he cries

• he sobs with terror

• he walks to the door

• he sits up and asks who is there

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

• A neighbor will hear it
• The police will hear it
• It means that he is insane
• It will wake up the old man

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

How many times did the old man shriek (scream)?

• Three times

• Twice

• Once

• None

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

How does the narrator murder the old man?

• Murder him? Who said anything about murder?!
• He smothers him with the mattress
• He poisons him at breakfast
• He stabs him in the heart

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

After the old man was dead, what was the FIRST thing the narrator did to hide the body?

• Threw it out

• Buried it beneath the floor

• Dismembered it (cut it into pieces)

• Burned it

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What was the SECOND thing he did to hide the body?

• Threw it out

• Buried it beneath the floor

• Buried it outside

• Burned it

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10