Symbols in The Tell-Tale Heart

What do the eyes symbolize in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?

• Fear and anxiety

• Perception, awareness, and truth

• Love and compassion

• Strength and courage

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does the narrator decide to kill the old man?

• Because of the old man's wealth

• For revenge

• Out of jealousy

• Due to the old man's eye

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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's eye symbolize in relation to death?

• It indicates the old man's fear of death

• It represents eternal life

• It symbolizes the old man's wisdom

• It signals the centrality of death in the story

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

• As a hawk's eye

• As a vulture's eye

• As a snake's eye

• As a cat's eye

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the significance of the narrator's lantern in the story?

• It represents the narrator's hope

• It echoes the old man's eye

• It symbolizes the narrator's fear

• It signifies the old man's wisdom

What happens on the eighth night in the story?

• The narrator decides not to kill the old man

• The police arrive at the house

• The old man opens his eye and the narrator opens the lantern

• The old man leaves the house

What does the heart symbolize in the story?

• Fear

• Intelligence

• Emotion

• Strength

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What drives the narrator to kill the old man and confess to the murder?

• Reason and meticulous plotting

• Passion and emotion

• Greed and jealousy

• Fear and anxiety

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the narrator try to hide by burying the old man's body?

• His strength

• His guilt

• His intelligence

• His fear

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How can the police be seen in the story?

• As the voice of fear

• As the voice of strength

• As the voice of reason

• As the voice of conscience

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3