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The Tell-Tale Heart

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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 crooked teeth
    his bald head
    his clouded blue eye
    his large nose
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  • The beating heart is a symbol of the narrator's:
    joy
    guilt
    love
    happiness
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  • Where does the narrator hide the old man's body?
    under the floor
    in the wall
    in a closet
    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 is overwhelmed by guilt
    he wants to go to jail
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  • The mood of "The Tell-Tale Heart" can be described as:
    peaceful
    cheerful
    calm
    creepy
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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 jumps out of the window
    he begins to cry
    he sits up and asks, "Who's there?"
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  • What causes the police to come to the house?
    the narrator called the police
    the police heard people screaming
    neighbors called the police
    the old man called the police
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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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