The Tell Tale Heart

Why does the Villain want to kill the old man?

• He wants the old man's gold.

• He hates the old man.

• The old man's eye vexes him.

• He hates the old man's personality.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The playwright builds suspense by--

• not revealing what the crime will be.

• having the Villain explain how clever he is.

• having the Villain watch the sleeping victim for seven nights in a row.

• describing what is done with the victim's body.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

Which detail should be included in a summary of the story?

• The officers chatted about familiar things.

• The Villain murders the old man.

• The old man was sleeping when the Villain crept in to his room

• The Villain is kind to the man.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

What event causes the Villain to confess at the end of the story?

• The constant sound of watch ticking and waiting for the police to leave.

• The policemen laugh and mock the narrator in his home.

• The sound of his heartbeat that he believes is the dead man's.

• The neighbors heard a shriek late at night.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the central message or theme of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

• Guilt can drive you mad or insane.

• With murder comes joy.

• From love comes sacrifice.

• Do not trust your elders.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

In Scene 1, the line “It was like the eye of a vulture” contains

• personification of a vulture.

• a simile that describes the Old Man’s eye as vulture-like.

• a metaphor comparing a vulture’s eye to the

• foreshadowing that the Old Man will be awake when the Villain returns.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

What is the main purpose of Scene 2?

• to characterizes the Old Man as foolish

• to show the murder of the Old Man

• to emphasize the importance of the ravens

• to suggest that the Villain is a rational man

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

Why is it important that the Officer, Sergeant, and Constable stay so long in the house?

• to show how friendly they are

• to characterize the three men as bad at their jobs

• to provide enough time for the Villain to become upset and confess

• to provide enough time for the ravens to explain the men’s actions

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4