"The Tell Tale Heart" Video vs. Story

True or False:

In both the story AND the video, the narrator is telling his story from a mental institution.

• True

• False

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True or False:

In VIDEO, the old man's eye does NOT look the same as it is described in the story.

• True

• False

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In the VIDEO, what did the narrator do to cause the old man to wake up in the middle of the night?

• The narrator laughed out loud.

• The narrator made a noise when he tried to open the lantern.

• The narrator yells at the old man to wake up.

• A neighbor knocks on the door.

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In the STORY, what did the narrator do to cause the old man to wake up in the middle of the night?

• The narrator laughed out loud.

• The narrator made a noise when he tried to open the lantern.

• The narrator yells at the old man to wake up.

• A neighbor knocks on the door.

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In the VIDEO, what did the narrator use to kill the old man?

• a blanket

• the old man's bed/mattress

• a saw

• poisoned soup

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In the STORY, what did the narrator use to kill the old man?

• a blanket

• the old man's bed/mattress

• a saw

• poisoned soup

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When the narrator dismembered the body, what was noticeably missing in the VIDEO that was used in the story?

• a tub

• a lantern

• a bed

• a knife

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What did you like about the video? What did you like about the story? Explain your answer.

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