The Tell-Tale Heart (Grade 8)
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The Tell-Tale Heart
1.
Who is the author of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
- Charles Dickens
- Edgar Allen Poe
- Ebenezer Scrooge
- Jacob Marley
2.
What is the genre/subgenre of "A Tell-Tale Heart?"
- fiction/adventure
- fiction/short story
- non-fiction/biography
- fiction/fantasy
3.
In the "Tell-Tale Heart", the beating heart is a symbol of the narrator's:
- fear
- passion
- guilt
- humor
4.
The narrator claims repeatedly that he is not:
- hungry
- anxious
- mad
- happy
5.
What effect is Poe creating by having the narrator watch the old man sleep for eight days before carrying out his plan?
- irony
- suspense
- establishing motive
- none of the above
6.
The narrator's claim of sanity lies in the fact that he can tell his story so .
- quickly
- calmly
- slowly
- enthusiastically
7.
What is the mood at the beginning of the story?
- joy
- curiosity
- sadness
- panic
8.
The narrator looked on the old man each night for 6 nights before choosing to kill him.
- True
- False
9.
On the eighth night, the narrator awakens the old man. What happens next?
- The narrator immediately carries out his plan
- The old man sits awake in fear for many hours.
- The narrator finds himself consoling the old man and gets him back to sleep.
- none of the above
10.
Why were the police sent to the house?
- someone had seen the narrator
- a shriek was heard
- an argument was heard
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