The Tell - Tale Heart

Which of these best describes the major theme of the story?

• We can never truly escape our bad actions.

• If we're smart, we can commit crimes without consequences.

• People often makes mistakes while committing crimes.

• People who are lonely harm others.

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What causes conflict between the narrator and the old man?

• The narrator hates people with disease.

• The old man is too loud.

• The old man is threatening to tell people about the narrator's madness.

• The narrator is terrified of the old man's eyes and heartbeat.

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What does the heartbeat represent?

• The narrator's upcoming death.

• The haunting of a ghost.

• The narrator's guilt and madness.

• The old man's illness.

Why does the narrator give himself up?

• He wanted to be caught for the crime all along.

• He knew the police would find the body.

• He feels mocked by the heartbeat.

• He thinks the heartbeat means the old man is still alive and well.

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How does the narrator change by the end of the story?

(Choose 2)

• He's more fearful.

• He's become lonely without the old man.

• He's less calm and more erratic.

• He finally admits that he's mad.

• He regrets what he did to the old man.

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