The Tell-Tale Heart

During the week before the narrator killed the old man, how did he act toward him?

• kind
• rude
• suspicious
• it never says

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What did the narrator do by accident that ultimately woke the old man up?

• Fell
• Sneezed
• Coughed
• His thumb slipped on the lantern.

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What was the low, dull, quick sound the narrator heard?

• A dog digging outside
• The old man's heartbeat
• A spirit thumping across the floor
• Someone hammering something

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What was it that made the narrator confess to the crime?

• The old man's ghost haunted him
• Someone saw him kill the old man
• The old man's heartbeat
• He heard voices 

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What is true about the narrator?

• the narrator is not a madman

• the narrator won’t be able to kill the old man

• the narrator does not understand his own madness and insanity

• the old man is aware of the narrator’s evil plans

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The sound of the old man’s heart most closely symbolizes

• the revenge of the old man

• the guilt of the narrator

• the knowledge of the police

• the sadness of the reader

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According to the narrator, which of the following best explains why he decides to kill the old man?

• The old man had wronged him.

• He thinks the old man is crazy.

• He wants to steal the man's gold.

• He is haunted by the appearance of one of the man’s eyes.

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Why does the narrator finally confess to the murder?

• he wants to shock the police officers
• he thinks the officers hear the heartbeat and are mocking him
• the neighbor hears a shriek
• he wants to be rewarded for the intelligence of his murder plan

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Why is the resolution ironic?

• The old man is not really dead
• The police already knew the narrator murdered the old man
• The narrator is telling the story to the police
• The narrator confesses to the crime even though he would have gotten away with it

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Which of the following best describes the symbolism of the beating heart throughout the story?

• It represents the narrators own death, like the old man's, drawing near as he faces punishment for his crime.

• It shows there is something supernatural happening to the narrator, for the ghost of the old man is haunting him.

• It represents the narrator's guilt and worsening sanity, for the beating heart serves as a reminder of his crime.

• It signifies the narrator's anxiety about not burying the old man respectfully after killing him.

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