"The Tell-Tale Heart" Listening Quiz

The narrator is trying to prove to us that he is not...

• happy

• crazy

• friendly

• afraid

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

While he loves the old man, he can't stand his...

• personality

• violent tendencies

• eye

• wife

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Because of his hideous eye, the narrator has decided to ____ the old man.

• leave

• find a doctor for

• ignore

• kill

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Every night for seven nights, the narrator...

• sharpens his knife

• writes out his plan

• sneaks into the old man's room

• has strange dreams

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

He uses a ____ to try to see the eye.

• lantern

• flashlight

• candle

• telescope

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Why does he decide NOT to kill the man each night?

• He feels guilty.

• The old man catches him.

• The eye is closed.

• He gets scared.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What happens differently on the eighth night?

• He doesn't go into the room.

• The old man isn't there.

• The old man wakes up.

• He goes into the room quickly.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What does the narrator tell us that the old man is thinking about as he lies awake in bed?

• He is trying to calm himself.

• He is planning his attack.

• He has fallen back asleep.

• He is thinking about the day ahead.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What makes the narrator so angry at this point?

• Seeing the eye

• The way the old man has treated him

• The sound of the old man's breathing

• He's angry at himself

What does the narrator think that he hears?

• The beating of a drum

• The ticking of a clock

• The beating of the man's heart

• The neighbors yelling

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6