The Tell-Tale Heart Comprehension Check

Who is telling the story?

• an unnamed narrator

• Edgar Allan Poe

• The police

• The old man

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does the narrator feel about the old man?

• He loves the old man

• He hates the old man

• He doesn't care about the old man

• He thinks the old man is funny

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?

• He doesn't like the old man's eye

• He doesn't like the old man's face

• He doesn't like the old man

• He wants revenge for something the old man did to him

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the narrator do every night for seven nights?

• Watches the old man while he sleeps

• Kills the old man

• Goes to bed early

• Goes dancing

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why did the narrator wait to kill the old man?

• His eye was closed

• His eye was open

• He was awake

• He was already dead

What finally causes the narrator to kill the old man?

• He sees the old man's heart

• He sees the old man's eye and hears the beating of his heart

• He hears music

• Voices tell him to kill the old man

How does the narrator kill the old man?

• Smothers him with his mattress

• Stabs him

• Poisons him

• Shoots him

How does the narrator dispose of the old man's body?

• The narrator throws the body into a river.

• The narrator dismembers the body and hides the pieces under the floorboards.

• The narrator buries the body in the backyard.

• The narrator burns the body in a bonfire.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What sound does the narrator hear after killing the old man?

• a heartbeat

• silence

• a whisper

• a scream

How does the narrator get caught?

• He confesses to the police

• The police saw him kill the old man

• The police found the old man's body

• A neighbor saw him kill the old man

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6