"The Tell-Tale Heart"

What is the mood of the narrator at the beginning of paragraph 16, while he is talking to the police?

• calm and confident

• sad and gloomy

• quiet and sleepy

• tense and irritable

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CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.1

As he continues talking to the police in paragraph 16, in what way does the narrator start to feel odd?

• His head aches.

• He feels himself "getting pale".

• He hears a ringing in his ears.

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

In paragraph 17, when the ringing becomes a different sound and seems to be getting louder, what does the narrator do?

• He tries to encourage the police to listen to it.

• He apologizes for the interruption.

• He tries to make sure the police won't hear it.

• He asks if anyone else hears it.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

The narrator's final outburst to the police is to __________.

• confess to the crime

• ask them to leave

• bed them for mercy

• tell them to be quiet

What sound does the narrator hear right before he murders the old man?

• The ticking of a watch

• The beating of a heart

• An envelop being opened

• A barking dog

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

Reread paragraphs 12-13 to determine where the narrator hid the old man's body.

• The body is in the closet.

• The body is under the bed.

• The body is under the floor.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

In paragraphs 14 & 15, how does the narrator act when the police arrive?

• Like he is sure they will soon arrest him

• Surprised and angry

• Like he is sure they will not suspect him

• Fearful and guilty

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Select the phrase that BEST completes the statement based on the information presented in paragraphs 8 & 9.

While standing in the doorway of the old man's room, the narrator keeps the light from the lantern ____________.

• hidden from the old man

• away from the window

• shining on the lock of the door

• shining on the old man's eye

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CCSS.RL.7.1

In paragraph 10, the narrator compares the beating of the old man's heart to the sound made by ___________.

• a covered-up clock chiming

• a closing door

• a bird calling

• a watch wrapped in cotton

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the narrator say the loud beating of the old man's heart is causing?

• His own increase in fury and uncontrollable terror

• The old man's death from a heart attack

• His own fear of death and his hatred of the old man

• The old man falling from the bed onto the floor

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.9A