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WorksheetsThe Tell Tale Heart
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?
a)
He is abusive.
b)
He has a strange eye.
c)
He is worth millions of dollars.
d)
He has a strange eyebrow.
2.
Where does the narrator hide the Old Man's corpse?
a)
In the wall..
b)
In the closet..
c)
Under the floorboards...
d)
In a mass grave in the backyard..
3.
What point-of-view is the story told in?
a)
First Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Third - Omniscient
d)
Third - Limited
4.
When you read the story, what is one question you might ask about the narrator?
a)
Is he sane?
b)
Is he in love?
c)
Does he have a job?
d)
Does he enjoy baseball?
5.
Which of the following is NOT true of the narrator?
a)
The narrator is insane.
b)
The narrator is a murderer.
c)
The narrator buries the Old Man's body beneath the floorboards.
d)
The narrator probably had a happy childhood.
6.
Why does a neighbor call the police to the house?
a)
The neighbor saw a man in his window.
b)
The neighbor heard a loud noise.
c)
The neighbor suspects that the narrator killed the Old Man.
d)
There was a break-in in the neighborhood.
7.
What does the narrator WANT people to think about him?
a)
He is creative.
b)
He is crazy.
c)
He is a murderer.
d)
He is completely normal
8.
While speaking to the police, what does the young man think he hears?
a)
The Old Man rustling around beneath the floorboards.
b)
The beating of the Old Man's heart.
c)
Police car sirens.
d)
God's voice.
9.
The sound the narrator hears beneath the floorboards is a symbol of what human emotion?
a)
Happiness
b)
Anger
c)
Despair
d)
Guilt
10.
The narrator invites the police into the very room beneath which the Old Man's body is buried. What does that tell you about him?
a)
He is arrogant.
b)
He likes cats.
c)
He is perfectly sane.
d)
He regrets his decision to kill the Old Man.
11.
The narrator believes the fact that he carefully planned the murder and behaved politely toward the Old Man proves what?
a)
He is sane.
b)
He is insane.
12.
In this story, the word "mad" means..
a)
Angry
b)
Frustrated
c)
Insane
d)
Normal
13.
For seven nights, the narrator sneaks into the Old Man's room to observe him. Why can he not commit the murder?
a)
The Old Man is staring at him with the creepy eye.
b)
The Old Man is waiting with a gun.
c)
The Old Man's eyes are closed.
14.
On the eighth night, what change causes the narrator to attack the Old Man?
a)
The Old Man's eyes are closed, finally.
b)
The Old Man is wearing pajamas.
c)
The Old Man's gun has been put away.
d)
The Old Man's eyes are open.
15.
What is the mood of the story? (Mood is the way the story is intended to make you feel.)
a)
Upbeat and happy
b)
Dark and foreboding
c)
Inspirational
d)
Silly
16.
What is the climax of the story?
a)
When the narrator decides to kill the old man.
b)
When the narrator peaks into the Old Man's bedroom for seven nights.
c)
When the narrator kills the Old Man.
d)
When the narrator confesses to the crime.
17.
What is the resolution of the story?
a)
The narrator invites the police inside.
b)
The narrator begins to hear the beating of the Old Man's heart.
c)
The narrator confesses to being crazy.
d)
The narrator digs up the heart and tosses it at the police.
18.
The author of "The Tell Tale Heart" is...
a)
Edgar A. Poe
b)
Not Poe
c)
Not Poe
d)
Davian Coaxum
19.
What is a possible theme of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
a)
From love comes sacrifice
b)
Guilt can drive you mad.
c)
With murder comes joy.
d)
With creepy neighbors comes murder.
20.
Why does the narrator panic at the end of the story?
a)
He thinks the police can hear the old man's heart beat.
b)
The police find blood in the bathtub.
c)
The police draw their guns.
d)
Blood is seeping out of the floorboards.
21.
How do the police find out who killed the old man?
a)
A thorough police investigation
b)
Interrogating multiple suspects
c)
The narrator shrieks "I admit the deed!"
d)
The police find the body after searching the house
22.
When the police knock on the door, the narrator opens the door with a light heart. Why?
a)
He is having a great hair day
b)
He just won the lottery
c)
He just woke up from a great nap
d)
He thinks he has cleaned up all of the evidence of the murder
23.
Which of the narrator's senses does he say is most acute?
a)
Sight
b)
Smell
c)
Hearing
d)
Taste
24.
The main character is the
a)
old man
b)
narrator
c)
police officer
d)
the heart
25.
After the old man was dead, what was the first thing the narrator did to hide the body?
a)
Hid him in the closet
b)
Buried him beneath the floor
c)
Dug a hole outside
d)
Flushed him down the toilet
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