"The Tell-Tale Heart"

Which of the following describes the setting of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

• In a business during the daytime

• In an old house at night

• At night in the countryside

• At night in the city

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following does not describe the mood of the story?

• Eerie

• Mysterious

• Dark

• Light-hearted

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which points of view are used in this story? Click all that apply.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the narrator trying to convince the readers that he is not?

• Angry

• Lazy

• Mad (crazy)

• Cunning

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

On which night does the narrator finally kill the old man?

• 8th

• 7th

• 12th

• 5th

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following events represents the inciting incident?

• Narrator begins to hear the old man's heartbeat and kills him.

• The narrator decides to kill the old man.

• The narrator gives them a tour of the house.

• He confesses to killing the old man and tells them where he hid the body.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which of the following describes the conflict of the story that the narrator is obsessed with the old man's eye?

• Man Vs Man

• Man Vs Nature

• Man Vs Society

• Man Vs Self

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following events is not a part of the rising action?

• On the 8th night, the old man hears him.

• He confesses to killing the old man and tells them where he hid the body.

• The Narrator hates the old man's eye and plans to rid himself of it.

• Every night the narrator creeps into the old man's room to check for the eye.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which of the following events depicts the climax of the story?

• On the 8th night, the old man hears him.

• He confesses to killing the old man and tells them where he hid the body.

• Narrator begins to hear the old man's heartbeat and kills him.

• The narrator starts ranting and raving at the officers.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

In the story, what causes the conflict between the narrator and the old man?

• The narrator and the old man resent having to live together because of the narrator's disease, and so the narrator decides to murder the old man.

• The narrator is driven mad by the sound of a heart beating beneath the floorboards, and this causes him to kill the old man.

• The narrator watches the old man sleep, and when the terrified old man discovers this, the narrator kills him to keep him madness hidden.

• The narrator is terrified of the old man's blue eye and overwhelmed by the sound of his heartbeat, so the narrator kills the old man.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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