The Tell Tale Heart

Based on the following line, what can readers infer about the narrator?

"I kept quite still and said nothing. For a whole hour I did not move a muscle, and in the meantime I did not hear him lie down."

• He is patient.

• He is limber.

• He is tired.

• He is vexed.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

How do readers know the narrator is an unreliable narrator?

• He is too young.

• He is too old.

• He suffers from mental illness.

• He is actually a reliable narrator.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?

• He hates him.

• He wants to steal his money.

• He wants to get rid of the evil blue eye.

• He was paid to kill him.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.1

Based on the following line, what can readers infer about the narrator's feelings after the murder?

"I went down to open it with a light heart, - for what had I now to fear?"

• He is nervous about being caught.

• He is confident and not worried at all.

• He is wondering about who he should kill next.

• He is thinking that he made a mistake.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What can reader's gather from the following line?

"Presently, I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror."

• that the old man is scared

• that the narrator is afraid

• that the narrator is taking his time

• that the old man has a stomach ache

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What type of irony is not evident in the text?

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What sound does the narrator hear while the police are at the house?

• the ticking of his watch

• distant waves crashing

• his neighbor screaming

• his beating heart

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Which two details from the text support the claim that the narrator is insane?

• the narrator hears “things in hell”

• the narrator does not want the old man’s money

• the narrator is very cautious and patient

• the narrator thinks the neighbors will hear the heartbeat of the old man

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What character trait of the narrator is revealed in the following quote?

"I knew what the old man felt, and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart."

• cruelty

• sympathy

• excitability

• sense of humor

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

At the end of the story, the narrator confesses to the murder. Why does he confess?

• He wants to be rewarded for how genius his plan was.

• The neighbor hears a shriek.


• He thinks the officers hear the heartbeat and are mocking him.

• He wants to shock the police officers.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4