"The Tell-Tale Heart"

Throughout the story, the narrator indicates a strong sense of

• exhaustion

• pride

• relief

• fear

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the narrator believe proves his sanity?

• the violence of his action

• the fact that he confessed

• how cleverly he has behaved

• his nervousness after the crime

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narrator is kind to the old man before he kills him because the narrator

• feels pity for him

• hopes to change the old man's behavior

• wants to keep him from becoming suspicious

• tries to change his mind about his plan for the old man

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What reaction is the narrator trying to inspire in his listener as he describes his story of the murder?

• shock

• forgiveness

• disgust

• admiration

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narrator of this story suggests that the murder is justified because the old man

• tricks him

• upsets him

• bores him

• impresses him

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The old man's groan as the narrator stands in his doorway is one of

• relief

• terror

• pleasure

• physical pain

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The climax of the story occurs when the narrator

• enters the old man's room

• kills the old man

• cuts up the body

• confesses his crime

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

At the end of the story, the reader does not know whether the

• old man survived

• narrator is insane

• narrator is guilty of the crime

• narrator will be punished for his crime

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narrator feels that the murder is

• cruel

• pointless

• well planned

• caused by insanity

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A person with acute eyesight would

• wear glasses

• be blind

• see very well

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4