The Tell-Tale Heart

What is it about the old man that bothers the narrator?

• His personality

• His riches

• His home

• His eye

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

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.

From what POV is "The Tell-Tale Heart" written?

• first person

• second person

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

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CCSS.RL.7.6

What kept the narrator from killing the old man on the first night?

• there was someone else in the house

• the eye was closed

• he lacked the courage and dedication

• the old man was not asleep on the first night

For how many evenings does the narrator sneak into the old man's room?

• three
• four
• eighteen
• eight

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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CCSS.RL.7.1

How does the narrator kill the old man?

• He smothers him with the mattress.
• He stabs him.
• He hits him over the head.
• He poisons him.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Why doesn't the narrator fear being caught?

• He is actually a police officer himself.
• He flees the scene of the crime.
• He didn't actually do it.
• He is sure he hid the body well.

Whose heartbeat does the narrator really hear?

• the old man's
• his own
• the cops' 
• the neighbors'

the sound of the old man's heart most closely symbolizes________

• the revenge of the old man

• the guilt of the narrator

• the knowledge of the police

• the sadness of the narrator

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4