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- 1. Multiple Choice
In the exposition, the narrator is trying to convince the reader that….he is not insane.the police are at the door.the old man has woken up.he is crazy. - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich aspect of the old man vexes the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?His clouded blue eyeHis old houseHis childrenHis wrinkled face
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the narrator think he hears as “The Tell-Tale Heart” progresses?The ticking of clocksThe sounds of the neighborsA heart beatingThe old man’s increasingly loud groans
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhere does the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” hide the old man’s body?In a grave in the backyardIn a closetUnder the bedUnder the floorboards
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich passage below best represents inciting incident of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?“I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.”“The disease had sharpened my senses – not destroyed – not dulled them.”“I admit the deed – tear up the planks! – here, here! – it is the beating of his hideous heart.”“As the bell sounded the hour, there came a knocking at the street door.”
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich passage below best represents the climax of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?“I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.”“The disease had sharpened my senses – not destroyed – not dulled them.”“But anything was better than this agony! Anything was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die!”“As the bell sounded the hour, there came a knocking at the street door.”
- 7. Multiple ChoiceBased on the context clues, what is the best meaning of dissimulation?
“You should have seen how wisely I proceeded – with what caution – with what foresight – with what dissimulation I went to work.”EffortShockDisguiseAnger - 8. Multiple ChoiceBased on the context clues, what is the best meaning of vehemently?
“I talked more quickly – more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased.PassionatelyBlanklyCarefullyRudely - 9. Multiple ChoiceBased on the context clues, what is the best meaning of audacity?
“In the enthusiasm of my confidence, I brought chairs into the room and desired them here to rest from their fatigues, while I myself, in the wild audacity of my perfect triumph, placed my own seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim.”DisrespectBoldnessEagernessCowardice - 10. Multiple ChoiceBased on the context clues, what is the best meaning of sagacity?
“Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers—of my sagacity.”Poor DecisionPowerIntelligenceCourage - 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes why the author used the following comparison?
“One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture –.”The onomatopoeia is used to communicate the sound to the heart.The simile is used to connect the eye to something associated with death – the vulture.The author personifies the eye so that it becomes a human character.The hyperbole exaggerates the ugliness of the eye so that the reader will not like it. - 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy might the author have chosen to describe his idea this way?
“It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night.”He wanted to compare the idea to a ghost, so the reader would think it was scary.He uses alliteration so the audience can hear the echoing sounds of his thoughts.He personifies the idea to show the intensity of his obsession. It almost becomes another character.He exaggerates how much he thought about his idea, so the audience will believe him. - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the connection made in this passage?
“It was the beating of the old man’s heart. It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage.”The author compares the heart to a drum because the narrator used to be a soldier.The author uses an analogy to show that the narrator’s preparation is similar to someone going into battle.The author personifies the drum to show the courage of the narrator.The author exaggerates the beating heart to emphasize the presence of a vulture. - 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich object is being personified in the following passage?
“All in vain; because Death, in approaching him, had stalked with his black shadow before him and enveloped the victim.”VanityThe NarratorAn envelopeDeath - 15. Multiple ChoiceHow does the following comparison add to the suspense of the story?
“A single dim ray, like the thread of the spider, shot from out the crevice and full upon the vulture eye.”The comparison creates an ominous and dark feeling.The comparison creates a feeling of radiance.The comparison creates a panoramic view of the eye.The comparison creates a web of tall tales. - 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the mood of the following passage?
“Many a night, just at midnight, when the whole world slept, it has welled up from my own bosom, deepening, with its dreadful echo, the terrors that distracted me.”Ghastly and gruesomeSleepy and calmSuspenseful and terrifyingExcited and suspenseful - 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the passage below foreshadow?
“True! – nervous – very, very, dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses – not destroyed – not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute.”The narrator is mad because he didn’t finish his homework.The narrator’s acute hearing may be problematic.The narrator has a curable disease that he enjoys.The disease may destroy one of his five senses. - 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich answer below is the best example of dramatic irony in “The Tell-Tale Heart?”The old man is afraid of robbers, but the man inside his home is the danger.The old man wakes up right before he is killed.The neighbor hears a shriek in the night.The narrator hides his victim’s body under the floor.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich tone is created in the following passage?
“You should have seen how wisely I proceeded—with what caution—with what foresight—with what dissimulation I went to work!”JoyfulHopelessFrightenedArrogant - 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the best meaning behind the symbolism of the beating heart heard by the narrator?The old man knocking on the floorboards.The ticking of a pocket watch.The narrator’s murderous guilt.The raven tapping ‘Nevermore.’
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