The Tell-Tale Heart/The Black Cat (Period 2)

What was the reason the narrator killed the old man in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

• he wanted the old man's money

• he has an aversion to the old man's eye

• he wants to put the old man out of misery

• he wants the house to himself

During the week before the narrator killed the old man, how did he act/react towards him? ("The Tell-Tale Heart")

• cruel and malicious

• cold and distant

• kind and friendly

• indifferent and apathetic

The old man's eye is compared to what bird? ("The Tell-Tale Heart")

• vulture

• pigeon

• hawk

• flamingo

What point of view are both stories told from?

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person limited

• 3 person omniscient

What is the primary reason the narrator confesses at the end of the "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

• He feels an overwhelming sense of guilt and wants to free his soul.

• He feels mocked and derided by the police who do not acknowledge the sound of the old man's heartbeat.

• He becomes worn down by the interrogation and is so tired he cannot keep his story straight.

• He wanted to be caught so that he could earn fame and notoriety for his crime.

Who is the author of "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat"?

• Edgar Allen Poe

• Ray Bradbury

• Tom Godwin

• Edgar Allan Poe

Which of the following is the main focus of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

• The background of the relationship between the old man and the narrator

• The grisly details of the heinous murder

• The narrator's mental state and thought process

• The clever investigative work the police officers utilize to capture the killer

Where does the narrator hide the old man's corpse? ("The Tell-Tale Heart")

• In the closet

• He buries it in the yard

• He buries it in the floorboards

• He dumps it in the river

Every night at midnight, the narrator... ("The Tell-Tale Heart")

• eats the old man's porridge.

• looks in on the old man as he sleeps.

• reads the old man's books.

• snoops through the old man's room.

Which of the following quotes from the text best supports the reason why he disliked the old man's eye? ("The Tell-Tale Heart")

• “I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.”

• "Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees—very gradually—I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye for ever.”

• "It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain.”

• “Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me.”