Exploring Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart Adaptation

What does the narrator claim about his senses?

• They were unaffected by the disease.

• They were dulled by the disease.

• They were sharpened by the disease.

• They were destroyed by the disease.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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What does the narrator believe proves he is not mad?

• His careful and wise planning.

• His ability to hear things in heaven and earth.

• His love for the old man.

• His lack of desire for the old man's gold.

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What aspect of the old man drives the narrator to madness?

• The old man's eye.

• The old man's wealth.

• The old man's voice.

• The old man's behavior.

How does the narrator describe the old man's eye?

• A bright green eye with a sparkle.

• A red eye with a glare.

• A dark brown eye with a scar.

• A pale blue eye with a film over it.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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What does the narrator do every night at midnight?

• He talks to the old man.

• He opens the old man's door and observes him.

• He writes in his journal.

• He goes for a walk.

How does the narrator ensure he does not wake the old man?

• He makes noise to mask his movements.

• He moves very slowly and cautiously.

• He uses a flashlight.

• He moves quickly.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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What sound increases the narrator's fury?

• The old man's whispering.

• The old man's heart beating.

• The old man's breathing.

• The old man's groaning.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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What does the narrator do with the old man's body?

• He buries it in the garden.

• He hides it in the attic.

• He throws it in the river.

• He dismembers it and hides it under the floorboards.

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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

How does the narrator explain the shriek heard by the neighbor?

• He says it was a bird.

• He says it was his own nightmare.

• He says it was a cat.

• He says it was the old man's cry.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

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What ultimately leads to the narrator's breakdown?

• The sound of the old man's heart.

• The police questioning him.

• The police mocking him.

• The police finding the body.