The Tell-Tale Heart

What is it about the old man that scares and angers the narrator?

• his eye

• his old house

• his children

• his pet snake

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the old man do when he hears a noise on the eighth night?

• he reaches for a gun

• he begins to sob with terror

• he walks to the door

• he sits up and asks who is there

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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

The narrator chuckles at the old man's fear. What does this response tell you about the narrator?

• he likes comedy

• he is sad

• he is cruel

• he is tired

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Where does the narrator hide the old man's body?

• a grave

• in the closet

• under a pile of blankets

• under the floorboards

Why does a neighbor call the police to the house?

• a shriek was heard

• a loud repetitive thumping was heard

• they saw a murder through a window

• they saw the blood

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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 does the narrator start to think he hears?

• the roar of the ocean

• the sounds of neighbors

• a heart beating

• the old man's groans

Why does the narrator finally confess to the murder?

• he wants to shock the police officers

• he thinks the officers hear the heartbeat and are mocking him

• the neighbor hears a shriek

• he wants to be rewarded for the intelligence of his murder plan

Which word is closest in meaning to ACUTE?

• dull

• close

• previous

• sharp

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What statement about the narrator is NOT reasonable, based on the following passage:

"True--nervous--very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses--not destroyed--not dulled them."

• the narrator is probably tired

• the narrator is probably insane

• the narrator is nervous

• the narrator has a disease

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?

• he wants the old man's money

• he hates the old man's clouded blue eye

• the is tired of the old man's complaints

• he wants the house to himself