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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does the narrator feel towards the old man?
Anger
Love
Hate
Envy
Sorrow
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the narrator's senses was acute in the beginning of the story?HearingSightSmellTaste
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the narrator kill the old man?Because the old man wronged himFor his goldBecause of his pale blue eyeBecause someone hired him to
- 4. Multiple Choice
The narrator tried to convince the reader that he was...
Not mad
Mad
not a killer
lonely
better than the old man
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow does the narrator describe the groan the old man makes?One of mortal terrorOne of griefOne of painOne of joy
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following words best replaces sagacity in the passage below?
Upon the eighth night I was more than usually cautious in opening the door. A watch’s minute hand moves more quickly than did mine. Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers—of my sagacity.
determination
stupidity
righteousness
cleverness
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow does the narrator kill the old man?With a pillowBy smothering him with the heavy mattressBy shooting himBy strangling him with his hands
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhere does the narrator put the old man's body parts after he kills him?In the gardenIn the closetUnder the florboardsIn a properly marked grave
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhen the police knock on the door, the narrator opens the door with a light heart. Why?He is having a great hair dayHe just won the lotteryHe just woke up from a great napHe thinks he has cleaned up all of the evidence of the murder
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHow do the police find out who killed the old man?A thorough police investigationInterrogating multiple suspectsThe narrator shrieks "I admit the deed!"The police find the body after searching the house
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the correct order of the following events?
A. The narrator hears the pounding of the old man’s heart beneath the floor.
B. The narrator spies on the old man in his sleep.
C. The narrator confesses to the police what he has done.
D. The narrator murders the old man in the night.
E. The narrator shows the police around the house.
A, C, D, F, B
B, D, E, A, C
B, D, E, C, A
A, C, D, B, F
- 12. Multiple Choice
There was something about the old man that bothered the narrator. Which is the following statements supports this.
“Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees—very gradually—I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye for ever.”
“I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.”
“It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but, once conceived, it haunted me day and night.”
"Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me.”
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following most accurately describes the meaning of inference?
Ideas created from what I learn from the text and my own life experiences
Guesses that I make about the text
Evidence that is explicitly stated in the text
Ideas of another author used to support your claim
- 14. Multiple Choice
Complete the sentence.
A writer needs ________________ to sale their ideas.
Inferences
Textual Evidence
A good motive
A stories theme or genre
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why did the author most likely choose to tell the story from the first-person point of view?
To highlight the narrator’s need to convince us and himself that he is not crazy
To make the details of the murder more grotesque and vivid
To intensify the drama of the story
Telling the story in third person would make the story boring and slow
- 16. Multiple Choice
How was the eye of the old man described?
" It resembled that of a vulture—dark and lifeless."
"It resembled that of a vulture—a pale blue eye, with a film over it. "
"It had no depth."
"There is no pupil."
"Are your sure? What if he looks really far to the left?"
- 17. Multiple Choice
How long does it take the narrator to stick his head past the door each night?
2 minutes
60 minutes
6 hours
Like 5 seconds, It is just his head!
- 18. Multiple Choice
Finish the sentence.
______________________ does not move as slowly as I did?
A day at school
The clock's minute hand
The tears of a mourning heart
The morning dew of a desert flower
A sloth at the DMV
- 19. Multiple Choice
In The Raven who narrator think was at his door before opening it?
His dead wife
The raven
Trick-or-treaters
Late night visitors
The narrator from The Tell Tale Heart
- 20. Multiple Choice
In The Raven, which choice best describe how the narrator felt about the raven?
Happy
Happy at first, but angry at the end
Angry at first, but scared at the end
Angry at first, but happy at the end
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which choice correctly defines the word dissemble from the sentence below.
Since it was her brother’s first time baking, Anna felt she had no choice but to dissemble when she bit into the terrible tasting cake.
to hide one’s true thoughts or feelings; pretend
dramatic gestures used to emphasize or substitute for speech
an exceptionally keen ability to see things or discern ideas.
annoyed, provoked, tormented
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which choice correctly defines the word vexed from the sentence below.
The tennis champion was vexed by the skills of the newcomer, and he could find no way to defeat this young player.
the state of being ridiculed or mocked; the use of ridicule or mockery to show contempt
dramatic gestures used to emphasize or substitute for speech
an exceptionally keen ability to see things or discern ideas.
annoyed, provoked, tormented
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