Worksheets"A Tell-Tale Heart"
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The clanging of the iron chain against the iron fence all night ___________________ me for hours and I could not sleep.
a)
dissemble
b)
vexed
c)
dissimulated
d)
quelled
2.
You would have been shocked by the _________________ I faced for wearing yellow socks with pink shoes.
a)
sagacity
b)
derision
c)
deprivation
d)
dissimulation
3.
As we watched through the windows, we could see by their _______________________ that they were having a conflict of some sort.
a)
gesticulations
b)
derision
c)
sagacity
d)
choice of words
4.
He smiled, masking his true ______________________, wanting to spare anyone from knowing how he really felt.
a)
gesticulation
b)
dissimulation
c)
sagacity
d)
surreptitiousness
5.
After speaking to the narrator for awhile, the police officers ____________________________.
a)
remained suspicious of his odd and erratic behavior.
b)
grew increasingly nervous and fearful that they would be murdered as well.
c)
were at ease and calm, showing they believed everything the narrator was telling them.
d)
were worried that the low sound they heard was the heart, ready to burst out from beneath the floorboards.
6.
The narrator is very concerned that we think he is "mad." The term "mad" here means --
a)
angry that we are not as upset over the old man's eye as he is.
b)
crazed, insane, somewhat not of a logical mind.
c)
more than upset; furious.
d)
completely sane and fully reasonable.
7.
How many nights did the narrator stalk the old man and not do anything?
a)
7
b)
17
c)
8
d)
4
8.
What did the narrator do with the old man's corpse?
a)
He wrapped up the corpse in a carpet and rolled it into a corner.
b)
He put his chair over it.
c)
He cut off the arms and legs and stuffed them below the floorboards.
9.
Which term is NOT representative of Gothic fiction?
a)
gloomy
b)
suspenseful
c)
sad
d)
creepy
10.
Who is the author of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
a)
Edward Arthur Poe
b)
Edgar Allan Poe
c)
Edgar Arthur Poe
d)
Edward Allan poe
11.
In "The Tell-Tale Heart", we see many details that show SUSPENSE. What does this mean?
a)
The story contains many images and ideas that are creepy and sinister.
b)
This story was written for Halloween, to be read to young children and to scare them.
c)
The story would be a great idea for a two-hour movie, starring Johnny Depp.
d)
This means that we cannot wait to see what happens and takes the reader on wild adventures.
12.
What disturbs the narrator most?
a)
The old man's shriek
b)
The eye of the old man's vulture
c)
The old man's eye
d)
The vulture
13.
How does the narrator feel about his own "disease"?
a)
He feels that his disease has made him a better man and that he would make a fine caretaker for the old man in his final years.
b)
He feels that his disease has made him more communicative with those around him, so that he can better understand people and their underlying emotions.
c)
He feels that he needs to commit more time to healing his body and soul in a nature walk.
d)
He feels that because of his disease, his overall intelligence and abilities have become stronger and more powerful.
14.
What caused the narrator to finally enter into the room and murder the old man?
a)
He dropped his lantern, then because the old man saw him, he had to act.
b)
He saw a mouse crossing the floor and shrieked once -- once only -- then jumped into the room and committed his act.
c)
He heard a heartbeat; thus, worried that the neighbors would also hear it, he decided to kill the old man to get rid of the loud sound.
d)
He saw the eye growing paler -- paler -- , then larger, then brighter, and he knew he had to act fast before the eye became a violent enemy.
15.
"...a low, dull, quick sound -- much such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton." What example of figurative language do you see in this statement?
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
both a metaphor and a simile
d)
none
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