"The Tell-Tale Heart" Quiz

What is the reason that the narrator gives for wanting to kill the old man?

• The old man's vulture-like eye
• The old man's kind nature
• The old man's good health
• The old man's generosity

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In paragraph 3, which statement best summarises the narrator's argument?

• He is not angry because he has been checking on the old man while he sleeps.

• He is not crazy because he has been very kind to the old man.

• He is not angry because he's been bringing the old man his lantern every night.

• He is not crazy because he carefully planned the murder of the old man.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

According to the narrator, why does he not kill the old man within the first seven nights?

• He is afraid of getting caught by the police
• He is waiting for the old man to leave the house
• He is waiting for the right moment when the old man's eye is open.
• He is hoping the old man will die of natural causes

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which character trait does NOT apply to the narrator?

• Careful

• Impatient

• Deceptive

• Insane

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which figurative language technique is used in the following example?

"He was stone, stone dead."

• understatement

• hyperbole
• metaphor
• simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the point of view of the short story?

• Third person POV

• Second Person POV

• Third person Limited

• FIrst Person POV

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What sound stimulates the narrator to murder the old man?

• The sound of birds chirping
• The sound of the old man's heart beating

• The sound of a clock ticking
• The sound of doors closing

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why do the police officers come to the old man's house at 4 am?

• A nieghbour heard the old man's scream

• To invite him to a party
• To ask for directions
• To deliver a pizza

Which of the following is NOT a step that narrator took to conceal or hide his crime?

• He chops up the old man's body in a tub

• He charms the police officers to tell them lies

• He puts the body under the floorboards

• He burns the clothes that he was wearing

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does the narrator get caught for his crime?

• The narrator goes insane and confesses to his crime

• The narrator escapes to another country
• The narrator successfully destroys all evidence
• The old man comes back to life and tells the police

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6