WorksheetsThe Tell Tale Heart
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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..
2.
What point-of-view is the story told in?
a)
First Person
b)
Second Person
c)
Third - Omniscient
d)
Third - Limited
3.
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?
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
In this story, the word "mad" means..
a)
Angry
b)
Frustrated
c)
Insane
d)
Normal
7.
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.
8.
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
9.
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.
10.
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.
11.
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
12.
How does the narrator kill the old man?
a)
With a pillow
b)
By smothering him with the heavy mattress
c)
By shooting him
d)
By strangling him with his hands
13.
How does the narrator describe the groan the old man makes?
a)
One of mortal terror
b)
One of grief
c)
One of pain
d)
One of joy
14.
How does the narrator feel at the opening of the story?
a)
Hungry
b)
Nervous
c)
Tired
d)
Constipated
15.
Which of the narrator's senses was overly acute in the beginning of the story?
a)
Hearing
b)
Sight
c)
Smell
d)
Taste
16.
Listen
a)
mournful
b)
hearken
c)
bosom
d)
vain
17.
What is the meaning of the word profound?
a)
to disagree with something
b)
deep and serious
c)
Silly
d)
something assumed or guessed
18.
What is the meaning of the word enveloped?
a)
daring confidence and arrogance
b)
something assumed or guessed
c)
repeated beat on a drum
d)
to surround completely
19.
To disagree with something or someone
a)
hearken
b)
enveloped
c)
object
d)
audacity
20.
to appoint as one's substitute
a)
tattoo
b)
profound
c)
suppositions
d)
deputed
21.
something assumed or guessed
a)
sagacity
b)
supposition
c)
audacity
d)
suavity
22.
Why did the narrator kill the old man?
a)
Because the old man screamed.
b)
Because of the old man's heartbeat.
c)
Because of the old man's eye.
d)
Because of the old man's tears.
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