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"The Tell-Tale Heart" Quizs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If you do something _____, you do so with intense emotion.

a)

vehemently

b)

hypocritically

c)

crevice

d)

acutely

2.

contemptuous ridicule or mockery - Hint "Don't you disrespect me young man! Don't you derogate or deride! You're in my world now, not your world. And I've got friends on the other side!"

a)

procreate

b)

derision

c)

illuminate

d)

hypocritical

3.
Which of the narrator's senses does he say is most acute?
a)
Sight
b)
Smell
c)
Hearing
d)
Taste
4.
Why is the resolution ironic?
a)
The old man is not really dead
b)
The police already knew the narrator murdered the old man
c)
The narrator is telling the story to the police
d)
The narrator confesses to the crime even though he would have gotten away with it
5.

What are some characteristics of the narrator in 'The Tell Tale Heart' that contribute to the theme of guilt and madness?

a)

obsession, paranoia, irrational behavior

b)

indifference, apathy, contentment

c)

confidence, clarity, rationality

d)

fear, regret, happiness

6.
Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?
a)
He wants the old man's gold
b)
He hates the old man
c)
Kill him? Who said anything about killing him?!
d)
The old man's eye vexes him
7.

The old man's eye is compared to what bird?

a)

vulture

b)

pigeon

c)

hawk

d)

flamingo

8.

shameless daring or boldness

a)

hypocritical

b)

vehement

c)

audacity

d)

distinct

9.
What sound on the 8th night causes the narrator to feel nervousness and anxiety?
a)
a cricket
b)
a heartbeat
c)
a chuckle
d)
a groan
10.
What point of view is "The Tell-Tale Heart" told in?
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
11.

Dissimulation

a)

sound judgement (good judgement); wisdom

b)

a hiding of one's true feelings

c)

energetic gestures of the hands or arms

d)

to annoy or disturb

12.

to annoy or bother

a)

stifle

b)

overcharge

c)

vex

d)

hearken

13.

Which vocabulary word means smothered; suppressed?

a)

stifled

b)

crevice

c)

derision

d)

vex

14.
What does derision mean?
a)
ridicule
b)
madness
c)
murder
d)
pain
15.

Gesticulations

a)

sound judgement (good judgement); wisdom

b)

a hiding of one's true feelings

c)

energetic gestures of the hands or arms

d)

to annoy or disturb

16.
Who is the author of "The Tell-Tale Heart?"
a)
Charles Dickens
b)
Leonard Q. Ross
c)
Annabel Lee
d)
Edgar Allan Poe
17.

What does stifle mean?

a)

to play the clarinet

b)

torment or tease

c)

to make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.

d)

excite the senses with jazz music

18.
Why does the narrator think the officers can't hear the noise?
a)
he thinks they're mocking him by pretending not to hear it
b)
they are too far away to hear it
c)
they are old and hard of hearing
d)
they are too scared to do anything about it
19.
How does the narrator murder the old man?
a)
Murder him? Who said anything about murder?!
b)
He smothers him with the mattress
c)
He poisons him at breakfast
d)
He stabs him in the heart
20.

How would you describe the characterization of the narrator in 'The Tell Tale Heart'?

a)

Objective and unbiased

b)

Reliable and mentally stable

c)

Sympathetic and compassionate

d)

Unreliable and mentally unstable