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Tell Tale Heart

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the Narrator kill the Old Man?

a)

He wanted to take the old man's treasure

b)

Not mentioned in the story

c)

He had enough of all the insults the old man threw at him

d)

He didn't like the old man's eye

e)

He envied the Old man's looks

2.

What did the Old man cry out when he heard a sound?

a)

Who's there?

b)

Who are you?

c)

Who's here?

d)

What are you doing here?

e)

Will you finally take me?

3.

How did the narrator describe the eyes of the old man?

(a)  

4.

Who is the narrator of the story?

a)

The Old Man's son

b)

The Old Man's Friend

c)

The Old Man's companion

d)

Unnamed

e)

The Old Man's caretaker

5.

The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" gradually reveals that he is

a)

Mentally unstable

b)

Carrying a grudge

c)

Not stated in the story

d)

Tired of the Old Man

e)

Envious of the looks of the old man

6.

To whom do you think the narrator is confessing his crime since the beginning of the story?

The narrator was confession his crime to the ​ (a)  

7.

The action in the narrator’s story takes place for (a)   days

8.

Based on the story, from which place the narrator tells his story?

a)

Court hall

b)

Prison cell

c)

Old Man's bedroom

d)

Not mentioned

e)

Dining hall

9.

What could be the meaning of “thick darkness” that described the old man’s chamber?

a)

Vulnerability

b)

Frugality

c)

Serenity

d)

Fear

e)

Peaceful

10.

The Old man is

a)

Wealthy

b)

Kind

c)

Evil

d)

Selfish

e)

Old