"The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe

What point of view is "The Tell-Tale Heart" told in?

• first person
• second person
• third person limited
• third person omniscient

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To whom is the narrator telling his story?

• The readers
• The police
• The old man
• The narrator isn't telling the story.

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What does the narrator want people to think about him?

• He wants people to think he is sweet.

• He wants people to think he is not crazy

• He wants people to think he is insane

• He wants people to think he is angry at the old man.

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What does the narrator say about his senses?

• They are dull.

• They are extremely sharp and sensitive.

• They are bothersome.

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How does the narrator describe the eye?

• He says it is beautiful.
• He says it is very focused.
• He says it is the eye of a vulture.
• He says it is all-seeing.

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What does the narrator do each night?

• He sneaks out of the house.
• He watches the old man while he sleeps.
• He hides in the attic. 
• He stares out the window.

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How does the narrator act towards the old man during the day?

• He is rude to him.
• He is abusive to him.
• He ignores him.
• He is friendly and kind.

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What does the narrator resolve to do to the old man?

• quit working for him
• murder him
• leave his house
• gouge his eye out

What was the reason that the narrator killed the old man?

• His house
• Money
• His eye
• He insulted the narrator

How does the narrator hide the body?

• He dismembers the body and buries it in the backyard.
• He hides it in the bathtub. 
• He dismembers the corpse and hides it under the floorboards.
• He moves it under the bed.

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