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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 clouded blue eye
    his bald head
    his large nose
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  • The beating heart is a symbol of the narrator's:
    love
    guilt
    joy
    happiness
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  • Where does the narrator hide the old man's body?
    in a closet
    under the floor
    in the backyard
    in the wall
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  • Why does the narrator confess to the murder?
    he misses the old man
    he wants to go to jail
    he wants to make the police officers happy
    he is overwhelmed by guilt
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  • The mood of "The Tell-Tale Heart" can be described as:
    peaceful
    creepy
    cheerful
    calm
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  • What does the old man do when he hears a noise on the 8th night?
    he begins to cry
    he sits up and asks, "Who's there?"
    he pretends to be asleep
    he jumps out of the window
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  • What causes the police to come to the house?
    the old man called the police
    neighbors called the police
    the police heard people screaming
    the narrator 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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