Literature Quiz: The Tell-Tale Heart

What did the narrator claim was the reason for his acute senses?

• A. A disease

• B. A traumatic event

• C. A genetic condition

• D. A supernatural encounter

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What did the narrator take as a sweet medicine to clear and strengthen sight?

• A. Honey

• B. Herbal tea

• C. Medicinal herbs

• D. Divine form

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What did the narrator do for an hour every night by the fire?

• A. Blink

• D. Sleep

• B. Stare into the flames

• C. Read a book

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What did the narrator's master take solace in after the mistress's death?

• C. Socializing

• B. Traveling

• D. Adventure

• A. Repetition and routine

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What did the narrator attribute the perfection of his work to?

• A. Love

• D. Luck

• B. Money

• C. Fame

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What did the narrator take upon himself to do as a shepherd watches over his sheep?

• C. Watch the stars

• D. Watch the clock

• B. Watch the fire

• A. Watch the master as he slept

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What did the narrator claim was the reason for his over acuteness of the senses?

• A. Madness

• B. Trauma

• C. Supernatural powers

• D. Genetic condition

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What did the narrator claim was the object of his passion?

• A. Money

• B. The old man's eye

• C. His work

• D. His master

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What did the narrator hear that excited him to uncontrollable terror?

• A. A human cry

• C. A stifled sound

• B. A groan of pain

• D. A watch enveloped in cotton

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What did the narrator claim was the reason for the low stifled sound that arose from the bottom of the soul?

• D. Fear

• C. Awe

• B. Grief

• A. Pain

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