Tell-Tale Heart

What drives the narrator to kill the old man in The Tell-Tale Heart"?

• The old man wronged the narrator

• He wanted the old man's gold

• He didn't like the old man's eye and was infuriated by his heartbeat

• The old man asked the narrator to kill him because he was ill and wasn't getting better

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CCSS.RL.5.6

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Which answer choice is a possible theme of the story?

• Loneliness leads to murder

• Guilt-free people have no consequences

• People can't ignore the guilt when they do something terrible

• Being too confident will lead to mistakes

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following answers is the definition for the word sagacity?

• Intelligence

• Wisdom

• Smarts

• Stupidity

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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Which of the following sentences uses the word VEHEMENTLY correctly?

• The girl told her mom about the vehemently play.

• Alyssa was vehemently explaining to her mom why she got in trouble in school.

• The dogs were vehemently ugly.

• I was vehemently tired and just wanted to sleep.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the significance of the beating heart in the story?

• It lets the reader know when the old man is dead.

• It is just a way to add suspense.

• It represents the narrators guilt and failing sanity.

• It represents the idea that only crazy people commit murder.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following words means, "to hide one's feelings, thoughts, or character"?

• Vehemently

• Sagacity

• Audacity

• Dissimulation

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

In the story, what did the narrator do with the old man's body after he killed him?

• He buried it in a cemetery

• He dismembered it

• He burnt it

• He left it lying on the floor by the bed

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

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Why does the narrator of the story believe himself to be sane?

• Because he plans the murder perfectly.

• Because the old man is the one with the evil eye.

• Because he has never killed before.

• Because he loves the old man, he just doesn't like his eye.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following words is the best synonym for AUDACITY?

• Fear

• Happy

• Annoyed

• Fearless

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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CCSS.RI.7.4

What does it mean to make a supposition?

• To make a guess.

• To make a soup.

• To make a shirt.

• To make a test.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4