Multiple Choice: Why does the caretaker want to harm the old man?
Because he was creeped out by his eye
Because the caretaker hated the old man.
Because the old man stole his car.
Because the dogs wouldn't stop barking.
Multiple Choice: Why did the police come to the door?
The kids down the street found the old man's body.
A neighbor reported hearing a scream.
The dogs were barking.
The old man called 911.
Multiple Choice: What are the 2 main symbols in the story?
A fork and spoon
A car and a house
The heart and the eye
Money and fame
Multiple Choice: What is the caretaker trying to convince us of?
The old man attacked him.
The dogs were mean.
That he isn't crazy or "mad"
Multiple Choice: The beating heart is a symbol of the caretakers....
Love
Joy
Happiness
Guilt
Multiple Choice: The mood of "The Tell Tale Heart" be described as...
Funny
Happy
Peaceful
Creepy
Multiple Choice: Which best describes the conflict of the story?
The old man stole the caretakers money.
The narrator resents the old man and wants him to die.
The narrator kills the man bc of his eye and heartbeat.
Multiple Choice: Where does the caretaker hide the old man's body?
In the ceiling.
Under the floorboard.
In the wall.
Buried him in the backyard.
Multiple Choice: Why does the caretaker admit to killing the old man?
He is overwhelmed by guilt.
He wants to make the police officer's happy.
He wants to go to jail.
He misses the old man.
Multiple Choice: What does the old man do when he hears a noise?
Pretends to be asleep.
Jump out the window.
Start to cry.
Sit up and ask "Who's there?"
Multiple Choice: What does the narrator say the eye looks like to him?
A cat's eye.
The eye of a needle.
A mouse's eye.
The eye of a vulture; pale blue with a film over it.
Multiple Choice: Who's heartbeat did the caretaker hear?
The police officer's?
The cat's.
The old man's.
His own because he was panicked.
Multiple Choice: How did the police know the caretaker killed the old man?
The cat led the police to the body.
The maid told on him.
He panicked and told on himself.
The police found the evidence when the entered the house.
Unscramble the word to formulate a sentence. Then, add a descriptive word (adjective).
man afraid very was the
Multiple Choice: Whose heartbeat does the narrator hear?
His own (but he thinks it is the old man's).
The dead old man's.
The old man's cat.
How do you know the caretaker is insane? Give at least 2 examples.
1. He kills the old man 2. He thinks the eye is evil 3. He thinks he has a clear mind but has extraordinary hearing 4. He broke down and turned himself in
Multiple Choice: What does "deceptive" mean?
honest
healthy
misleading
truthful
Multiple Choice: When did the caretaker kill the old man?
During the night.
Before lunch.
During a birthday party.
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