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The Tell-Tale Heart

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  • What causes the police to come to the house?
    the police heard people screaming
    the old man called the police
    neighbors called the police
    the narrator called the police
  • 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
  • Where does the narrator hide the old man's body?
    in the wall
    in a closet
    in the backyard
    under the floor
  • How does the narrator kill the old man?
    he throws the bed on top of the old man
  • Why does the narrator confess to the murder?
    he misses the old man
    he is overwhelmed by guilt
    he wants to make the police officers happy
    he wants to go to jail
  • 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?"
  • What words can be used to describe the narrator?
    mad / insane / crazy / disturbed
  • 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
  • The mood of "The Tell-Tale Heart" can be described as:
    creepy
    peaceful
    calm
    cheerful
  • What part of the old man's face scares & angers the narrator?
    his clouded blue eye
    his large nose
    his crooked teeth
    his bald head
  • The beating heart is a symbol of the narrator's:
    guilt
    love
    happiness
    joy
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