WorksheetsThe Tell Tale Heart Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Why did the narrator want to kill the old man?
The old man had wronged him
The old man had a vulture eye that made the narrator's blood run cold
The narrator desired the old man's gold
The old man had insulted the narrator
How did the narrator treat the old man during the week before he killed him?
The narrator was never kinder to the old man
The narrator was abusive and mean to the old man
The narrator kept the old man locked in his chamber
The narrator withheld food from the old man
What did the narrator put into the old man's chamber to be able to shine some light into his eye?
A candle
A flashlight
A lantern
A match
Concealment of one's thoughts, feelings, or character is:
Dissimulation
Sagacity
Suavity
Derision
On what night did the narrator complete his "work" (killing the old man)?
The 1st night
The 7th night
The 4th night
The 8th night
The qualities of wisdom and intelligence:
Suavity
Sagacity
Scantlings
Stealthily
How did the narrator feel about his ability to sneak into the old man's room each night?
The narrator was ashamed of what he was doing
The narrator was pleased with himself
The narrator was scared he would be caught
The narrator was mad at himself for doing this
When the narrator opened the first very little crevice of light, the light shone on:
The old man's eye
The old man's whole face
The old man's legs
The old man's wrinkled hands
When referring to the old man's eye, the narrator says it was "all a dull (a) , with a hideous veil over it that chilled the very marrow in my bones."
How did the narrator feel after he had killed the old man and he could no longer see the old man's eye?
Even more angry
Ashamed of what he has done
He instantly began to miss the old man
Relieved
Under the floor, in which room of the house did the narrator place the old man's dead body?
The bathroom
The old man's chamber
The living room
The basement
The qualities of charm and sophistication:
Seized
Sagacity
Stealthily
Suavity
"A shriek had been heard by a neighbor during the night; _________ of foul play had been aroused"
Suspicion
Question
Alarm
Speculation
To be kept in a particular place; to lie down in rest.
Seized
Hearken
Reposed
Dissemble
What did the narrator do when the police officers arrived?
The narrator told police the shriek that was heard was just himself, from a dream he had
The narrator told the police officers that the old man was away
All of these
The narrator showed the police officers the old man's belongings
Which room did the narrator bring chairs into and sit with the police officers, encouraging them to rest?
The kitchen
The living room
The narrator's chamber
The old man's chamber
Which of these could be a theme of the Tell Tale Heart?
We should not murder people
Our guilt can become so heavy sometimes that we can not help but confess our wrongdoings
We should not watch people as they sleep
We should not answer the door when the police are there
When the police officers are with the narrator, and he begins to hear the old man's heart beating, what does this heart beat represent?
The old man's heart was beating
The narrator actually heard the hands of a clock ticking
The narrator's guilty conscience
In a forceful, passionate manner:
Stealthily
Vehemently
Vexed
Acute
Dramatic gestures used to emphasize one's words:
Gesticulations
Scantlings
Vehemently
Hearken
