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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the narrator say that madness has done to him?made him nervoussharpened his sensesmade him hear thingsturned him into a murderer
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIt is difficult to believe the narrator when he says that heopened the creaky lantern carefullyheard the old man groan in the darktreated the old man well before killing himmoved slowly to keep from waking the man
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe author creates suspense by describing the sound of the old man’s heartbeat as the sound of awatch's tickingcricket's chirpingmouse's footstepslantern's creaking
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe narrator is overconfident after killing the old man when hethinks that no one has heard the old man screamthinks that he has hidden the old man's murderguesses that no one will miss the old manbelieves that only he can hear the heartbeat
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?His heart starts to beat very fastThe police find the old man's bodyThe police accuse him of the murderHe thinks they are making fun of him
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe narrator waits a week before killing the old man because the narratorsays that he must see the old man's eye firstlikes frightening the old man many timeswiats for the darkest night of the weekfeels guilty about taking a human life
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow does the author create suspense in this excerpt? “To think that there I was, opening the door, little by little, and he not even to dream of my secret deeds or thoughts. I fairly chuckled at the idea; and perhaps he heard me; for he moved on the bed suddenly, as if startled.”The narrator’s laughing causes you to fear for the old man’s safety.The old man’s movement indicates his knowledge of the narrator’s thoughtsThe narrator shows great anxiety and fear of being discovered.The repeated description of the narrator’s movements is vivid and dramatic.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe narrator has a high opinion of himself when he describes hisfear of the old man’s Evil Eyetriumph over his feelings of insanityunderstanding of the old man’s groan of terrorability to see in the dark of the old man’s room
- 9. Multiple ChoiceYou can evaluate the narrator’s state of mind as unreliable when heexplains that he did not kill the old man for his moneydescribes how slowly he moved on the night of the murderconfesses in the beginning of the story that he is nervoussays how sane he is but then describes what he does to the body
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the narrator begin to panic at the end of the story?The police question him closely about the old man’s whereabouts.He thinks that the police can hear the old man’s heartbeatHe thinks that the police can see blood on the floor of the old man’s room.The police become suspicious when the narrator begins to speak quickly.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceFrom what POV is "The Tale-Tell Heart" written?first personsecond personthird person limitedthird person unreliable
- 12. Multiple ChoiceTo whom is the narrator telling his story?The readersThe policeThe old manThe narrator isn't telling the story.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is it about the old man that bothers the narrator?His personalityHis faceHis homeHis eye
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the narrator resolve to do to the old man?quit working for himmurder himleave his housegouge his eye out
- 15. Multiple ChoiceDoes the narrator hate the old man?yesno
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the narrator do each night?He sneaks out of the house.He watches the old man while he sleeps.He hides in the attic.He stares out the window.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceFor how many evenings does the narrator sneak into the old man's room?threefoureighteeneight
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow does the narrator act towards the old man during the day?He is rude to him.He is abusive to him.He ignores him.He is friendly and kind.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens on the eighth night?The old man hears the narrator and sits up in bed.The old man sleeps peacefully as the narrator smothers him.The narrator simply watches the mans sleep again.The old man hides beneath the covers.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the narrator think he hears?The policeThe neighborsHis own heartbeatThe old man's heartbeat
- 21. Multiple Choice
What happens at the climax of the story?
The narrator asks how the old man slept during the day.
The narrator welcomes the police into the house.
The narrator confesses his crime.
The narrator watches the old man while he sleeps.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceHow does the narrator kill the old man?He smothers him with the mattress.He stabs him.He hits him over the head.He poisons him.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHow does the narrator hide the body?He dismembers the body and buries it in the backyard.He hides it in the bathtub.He dismembers the corpse and hides it under the floorboards.He moves it under the bed.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWho arrives at the front door?The neighborsThe policeThe old man's wifeA raven
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhy doesn't the narrator fear being caught?He is actually a police officer himself.He flees the scene of the crime.He didn't actually do it.He is sure he hid the body well.
- 26. Multiple Choice
We can infer that the narrator confessed because
he believes the police already knew.
he saw blood on the floor.
he felt guilty.
the body smelled.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhose heartbeat does the narrator really hear?the old man'shis ownthe cops'the neighbors'
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhere does the narrator hide the Old Man's corpse?In the wall..In the closet..Under the floorboards...In a mass grave in the backyard..
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhen you read the story, what is one question you might ask about the narrator?Is he sane?Is he in love?Does he have a job?Does he enjoy baseball?
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhy does a neighbor call the police to the house?The neighbor saw a man in his window.The neighbor heard a loud noise.The neighbor suspects that the narrator killed the Old Man.There was a break-in in the neighborhood.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the narrator WANT people to think about him?He is creative.He is crazy.He is a murderer.He is completely normal
- 32. Multiple Choice
The narrator invites the police into the very room which the Old Man's body is buried. What does that tell you about him?
He is arrogant.
He likes cats.
He is perfectly sane.
He regrets his decision to kill the Old Man.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the mood of the story? (Mood is the way the story is intended to make you feel.)Upbeat and happyDark and forebodingInspirationalSilly
- 34. Multiple Choice
What is the "resolution" of the story?
The narrator invites the police inside.
The narrator begins to hear the beating of the Old Man's heart.
The narrator confesses to being crazy.
The narrator digs up the heart from the planks.
- 35. Multiple Choice
The author of "The Tell Tale Heart" is...
Edgar A. Poe
Not Poe
R.L. Stine
Jack London
- 36. 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
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the narrator's senses does he say is most acute?SightSmellHearingTaste
- 38. Multiple ChoiceEdgar's birth mother, Eliza, ....was an actressdied when Edgar was almost 3 years old.died of Tuberculosisall of the above
- 39. Multiple ChoiceAfter Edgar started to have financial problems in college, he turned to...gamblingactingteachingwriting
- 40. Multiple ChoiceIn 1829, Mrs. Allan died of ___________.brain cancertuberculosisscarlet feverpneumonia
- 41. Multiple Choice
Edgar Allan Poe died in which city?
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Boston
Richmond
- 42. Multiple Choice
Edgar Allan Poe got kicked out of which school?
The University of Virginia
U.S. Military Academy at West Point
University of Richmond
University of Baltimore
- 43. Multiple Choice
What does an unknown person do to honor Poe at his grave each year?
toast him with a drink
read a poem
sing a song
leave a painted picture
- 44. Multiple Choice
Edgar's mother's name was
Ellen Allan
Virginia Mae
Elizabeth Arnold
Taylor Swift
- 45. Multiple Choice
How many theories of Edgar's death did you research?
1
3
5
8
- 46. Multiple Choice
What poem is Edgar Allan Poe's most famous work?
The Beetle
The Vulture
The Raven
The Black Cat
- 47. Multiple Choice
Does a TDA require close reading (multiple readings)?
Yes (Two or Three readings is required)
No (one is fine)
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