Edgar Allan Poe Test Review

What point of view is the "Tell Tale Heart"?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 1st and 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’s mood/tone in telling the story at the beginning and end of the "Tell Tale Heart"?

• At the beginning he is calm and at the end he is panicking

• At the beginning he is panicking and at the end he is calm

• His tone remains the same throughout

• At the beginning he is happy and at the end he is celebrating

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Identify the narrator's inner conflict in the "Tell Tale Heart"?

• He is so obsessed with the man's eye that he commits a murder that he later feels guilty about

• He is obsessed with the man's cough and commits a murder that he does NOT regret

• He is so obsessed with the man's eye that he commits a murder that he does NOT feel guilty about

• He loves the man and has no conflict with him

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

This is an example of which literary device?

1. “It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage.”

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• imagery

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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

What is the author's claim at the beginning of "Tell Tale Heart"?

• He is nervous, not calm

• He is not mad, he is sane

• He is guilty

• He is insane

What is the narrator’s motive for killing the old man in the "Tell Tale Heart"?

• He kills the old man to rid himself of the evil cough forever

• He kills the old man to rid himself of the evil feet forever

• He kills the old man to rid himself of the evil eye forever

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why doesn’t the narrator kill the old man for the first 7 nights in the "Tell Tale Heart"?

• The old man's eye was closed

• The old man begs him not to

• The old man got the flu

• The old man was away on vacation

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In the "Tell Tale Heart", why did the police come to the house?

• the old man called the police

• a shriek is heard by a neighbor

• the narrator turns himself into the police

• the front door was left open all night

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

At the end of the "Tell Tale Heart", what does the narrator do to show that he is confident?

• He asks the police to search the house

• He places his chair on top of where the body is hidden

• He invites the police to have dinner with him

• He called the police himself to investigate the loud scream

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does the narrator confess at the end of the "Tell Tale Heart"?

• paranoia/guilt

• it was the right thing to do

• the police forced him into a confession

• his lawyer suggested he confess

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6