The Tell Tale Heart Practice Quiz

What do we call the speaker of the story?

• suspense

• narrator

• point of view

• unreliable narrator

Which type of narrator is a character in the story and uses words like I, me, my?

• suspense

• third-person

• first-person

• unreliable narrator

What do we call a narrator whose story cannot be trusted?

• suspense

• third-person

• first-person

• unreliable narrator

When you ________________ an idea, you think of it.

• conceive

• vex

• stifle

• vehemently

Why were the police called to the house?

• Neighbors reported a scream

• Neighbors heard glass shattering

• Neighbors saw a mysterious figure lurking around

• The old man's dog was acting funny

By telling the story from the murderer's point of view, the author helps the reader...

• Recognize the narrators insanity

• Understand the old man's thoughts

• Compare both of the characters thoughts

• Understand why the police have come

How does the fragile old-man dies?

• He get shot with a pistol.

• Due to old age.

• The madman chopped his limbs off.

• Suffocated with the bed sheets.

What did the narrator claim the old-man's eyes looked like?

• A snake's eyes

• A cat's eye

• A vulture's eye

• A murderer's eye

Where was the corpse concealed (hidden)?

• In the fridge

• Under the floor boards

• Under the narrator's bed

• No where

How many nights did the narrator watch the old man sleep?

• 4 nights

• 6 nights

• 8 nights

• 10 nights