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WorksheetsTest Review "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the main idea of the story?
The story is about a heart, an eye and a curse.
The story is about police officers who arrest a criminal.
The story is about a man who commits a crime and is driven to confession.
The story is about a man who has a heart problem.
What motivates the narrator's actions throughout the story?
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The narrator is confused by the old man.
The narrator is obsessed with the old man's eye.
The narrator's fury and anger sparks his confession.
The narrator is satisfied with his current situation.
What is the setting of the story?
The old man's bedroom in his house in the country.
The old man's basement at midnight.
The old man's attic at midnight.
The old man's house, in his bedroom at midnight.
What setting elements create the terrifying mood/atmosphere of the story?
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dark setting
wooden house
midnight
the city
What are some character traits of the narrator? (positive and negative)
Check all that apply
insane
patient
optimistic
sagacious
How does the narrator's mood change from the beginning to the end of the story?
confident to horrified
fearful to happy
satisfied to discontented
angry to calm
What does the title mean?
The old man is telling a tale.
The old man's beating heart gives the narrator away.
The narrator blames the old man's heart for giving him away.
The old man's eye causes the narrator to tell a tale.
Why does the narrator confess his crime?
The narrator confesses because he feels the officers are mocking him.
The narrator confesses because he knows the heart will give him away.
The narrator confesses because he cannot stand listening to the old man's heart.
The narrator confesses because the officers knew the crime that had been committed.
Identify the theme of the story.
Check all relevant answers.
Dark and eerie
Fear and terror
Obsession
Choice and consequence
The narrator reveals his power of concentration through his _______________.
creativity
patience
acute hearing
insanity
How long did it take the narrator to accomplish his goal?
6 nights
7 nights
8 nights
9 nights
The narrator reveals his cunning behavior when he ____________.
let his finger slip on the lantern.
answered the old man's question "Who's there?"
opened the door to let the police in the house.
disposed the old man's body.
