'The Tell-Tale Heart'

What is the narrator's motivation for wanting to kill the old man?

• The old man insulted him

• The old man had a vulture eye

• The old man stole his gold

• The old man wronged him

What literary device is used when the narrator says, 'I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell.'?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

What is the narrator's reaction when the old man's eye is open?

• He becomes furious

• He feels pity

• He becomes scared

• He feels relieved

What is the central idea of the text?

• The narrator is mad

• The old man is evil

• The narrator is a murderer

• The eye symbolizes fear

What is the point-of-view of the story?

• First person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

• Second person

What is the narrator's opinion of his own sanity?

• He believes he is mad

• He believes he is sane

• He is unsure of his sanity

• He doesn't think about his sanity

What is the narrator's plan for concealing the body?

• Burying it in the backyard

• Throwing it in a river

• Dismembering it and hiding the parts

• Leaving it in the open

What is the narrator's reaction when he hears the beating of the old man's heart?

• He becomes terrified

• He becomes angry

• He becomes relieved

• He becomes sad

What happens at the end of the story?

• The narrator confesses to the murder

• The police find the hidden body

• The narrator escapes without being caught

• The old man comes back to life

Which of the following is not a type of poem?

• a haiku

• a sonnet

• a limerick

• a news article