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The Tell-Tale Heart

  • Game Code: 1292578
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    The Tell-Tale Heart Story
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  • What part of the old man's face scares & angers the narrator?
    his large nose
    his clouded blue eye
    his crooked teeth
    his bald head
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  • The beating heart is a symbol of the narrator's:
    guilt
    happiness
    joy
    love
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  • Where does the narrator hide the old man's body?
    under the floor
    in a closet
    in the wall
    in the backyard
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  • Why does the narrator confess to the murder?
    he wants to make the police officers happy
    he misses the old man
    he wants to go to jail
    he is overwhelmed by guilt
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  • The mood of "The Tell-Tale Heart" can be described as:
    cheerful
    creepy
    calm
    peaceful
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  • What does the old man do when he hears a noise on the 8th night?
    he pretends to be asleep
    he begins to cry
    he sits up and asks, "Who's there?"
    he jumps out of the window
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  • What causes the police to come to the house?
    neighbors called the police
    the old man called the police
    the narrator called the police
    the police heard people screaming
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  • Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?
    the old man's pale blue eye scares him, so he wants to get rid of it forever
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  • Why does the narrator cast a single ray of light on the old man's face for 7 long nights?
    to see if the old man's eye is open or closed
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  • How does the narrator kill the old man?
    he throws the bed on top of the old man
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  • What words can be used to describe the narrator?
    mad / insane / crazy / disturbed
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