Tell-Tale Heart Comprehension Bell Ringer

Why does the narrator kill the old man?

• He wanted the old man's money

• The old man attacked him

• The old man was mean to him

• The old man's eye drove him crazy

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How many nights does the narrator spy on the old man before he goes into the old man's room?

(a)  

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How does the narrator kill the old man?

• He stabs the old man

• He pushes the old man down the stairs

• He turns his bed on top of the old man and suffocates him

• He tears out the old man's eye

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Where does the narrator hide the old man's body after he dismembers him?

• In a closet

• Under the bed

• Under the floorboards

• He buries him outside

After the narrator kills the old man, three (a)   knock on the door because someone reported hearing a scream.

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Where does the narrator sit when being questioned by the police?

• On the front steps of the house

• At the dining room table

• On the bed

• In a chair, on top of where he hid the old man

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What sound does the narrator hear that gets louder and louder?

• A clock ticking

• The old man's heartbeat

• A scream

• The police knocking on the door

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What does the narrator do at the end of the story?

• The policemen leave, and he gets away with the crime

• He admits to killing the old man

• He kills the policemen

• The old man comes back to life and crawls out from under the floorboards

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Check all of the options that are FACTS about Edgar Allen Poe. Do not check any options that are OPINIONS.

• Edgar Allen Poe was a creepy guy.

• Poe was an orphan.

• Poe's stories are not scary.

• For a short time, Poe was in the military.

• The reason for his death is still a mystery.

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Tell me what you thought about Tell-Tale Heart! USE COMPLETE SENTENCES TO EARN THE POINTS FOR THIS QUESTION.

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