The Tell-Tale Heart

The narrator wants the reader to think -

• he has a hearing problem

• he is perfectly normal

• he is afraid of the old man

• he is insane

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What color was the old man's eye?

• Green

• Brown

• Blue

• Hazel

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

• He wants the old man's gold

• He hates the old man

• He wants to get rid of the old man's eye

• He wants to stop the loud beating of his heart

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does this sentence create suspense: The old man cried out, "Who's there?"

• it shows a character's fear

• it describes a sight

• repeats an important word or phrase

• it repeats an action

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence from the story helps create suspense?

• The disease had improved my senses

• Every morning, I asked how he had slept

• Then, I smiled because the deed was nearly done.

• But you should have seen how carefully I made plans!

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

After killing the old man, the narrator...

• goes insane

• hides the body parts under the floor

• calls the police to report a scream

• tells the police that a neighbor killed the old man

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narrator admits to the crime, because -

• he thinks the police can hear the heart beating

• a neighbor tells the police he did it

• he is sorry for killing the old man

• the police have already decided to arrest him

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does acute mean?

• Nervous

• Pretty

• Sensitive

• Angry

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What does stifled mean?

• Evil

• Gloomy

• Frightened

• Muffled

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

How does the narrator kill the old man?

• he gives him poison

• he shoots him through the chest

• he pulls a bed over top of him

• he stabs him