The Tell-Tale Heart Quiz

According to the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart," what had the disease done to his senses?

• Dull them

• Destroy them

• Sharpen them

• Remove them

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What sense does the narrator claim to be particularly acute?

• Sense of smell

• Sense of sight

• Sense of hearing

• Sense of touch

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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

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

• His wealth

• His mistreatment of the narrator

• His vulture-like eye

• His loud voice

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How did the narrator feel about the old man aside from his eye?

• He was envious of him

• He loved him

• He had no feelings towards him

• He hated him

How did the narrator describe his actions when he was about to kill the old man?

• Clumsy and rushed

• Careless and loud

• Wise and cautious

• Hasty and violent

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

For how many nights did the narrator observe the old man before the eighth night?

• Five nights

• Six nights

• Seven nights

• Eight nights

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What time did the narrator undertake his nightly observation of the old man?

• Just before dawn

• At midnight

• In the early evening

• At sunset

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What was the reason the narrator could not complete his work for those nights?

• The old man was awake

• The old man's eye was always closed

• The narrator lost his nerve

• The lantern went out

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How did the narrator feel upon thinking he was about to achieve his goal on the eighth night?

• Nervous

• Triumphant

• Guilty

• Indifferent

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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 did the narrator use to see the old man without being noticed?

• A candle

• A flashlight

• A dark lantern

• The moonlight

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10