🚗 FAC - The Tell-Tale Heart

The narrator feels a 'wild audacity of my perfect triumph' when the officers arrive. What does audacity show about the narrator's feeling?

• He is humble and polite.

• He is scared and nervous.

• He has shocking arrogance and daring boldness.

• He is ready to confess immediately.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When the narrator loses control, he begins to shriek and curse vehemently. What does it mean to speak vehemently?

• To speak very quietly and politely.

• To speak softly with a smile.

• To speak in a forceful, wild, and intense way.

• To speak slowly and clearly.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The narrator shouts, 'Villains! dissemble no more!' What is he accusing the officers of trying to do?

• He thinks they are telling the truth.

• He thinks they are mocking him and hiding the fact that they hear the noise.

• He thinks they are getting ready to leave.

• He thinks they are searching the room for clues.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How many syllables are in the word unconstrained (meaning not held back)?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How many syllables are in the word distinct (meaning clear)?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

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CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

What is the final, most dramatic action of the narrator in this section, which ends the conflict?

• He offers the officers chairs to rest.

• He says his head aches and he wishes they were gone.

• He screams his confession that the body is under the floor.

• He paces the floor to and fro with heavy strides.

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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 is the specific sound that first makes the narrator feel panic and wish the officers were gone?

• The sound of a key turning in the lock.

• The officers laughing out loud.

• A ringing that he realizes is not in his ears but is becoming distinct.

• The sound of his own heavy footsteps on the floor.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

How do the police officers act throughout the scene, even while the narrator is becoming frantic?

• They look suspicious and begin searching the room.

• They chat pleasantly and smile, acting completely at ease.

• They repeatedly ask the narrator to calm down.

• They argue with the narrator about the source of the noise.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narrator says, 'anything was better than this agony.' What is the definition of agony?

• A feeling of mild irritation.

• Great physical or mental suffering.

• The joy of finally winning a battle.

• The slow, pleasant rhythm of a watch.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which event happened FIRST in this passage?

• The narrator starts to talk 'more quickly—more vehemently.'

• The narrator confesses, 'I admit the deed!'

• The narrator placed his own chair upon the very spot beneath the corpse.

• The ringing in his ears became 'more distinct.'

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5