Suspense is created by

describing what the narrator did before the murder

We know the narrator is unreliable when he

says he is sane, but describes how cleverly he hid the body

Why is it ironic that the old man fears robbers?

He needs to be worried about the people inside, not out

Why does the narrator wait a week before killing the old man?

He must see the old man's eye first

Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?

He thinks they are making fun of him

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"The Tell-Tell Heart" Reading Comprehension Check

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1
During Poe's life, writers rarely
had extra paper to write on
earned much
did not have I-pads, used electric typewriters
wrote poems, but also never wrote prose
2
In the story, "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe, the word "vexed" means...
Frantic
Bothered
Inconsolable
Joyful
3
How does the narrator say he feels about the old man in the story?
He loves him
He is glad they are neighbors
He is creeped out by him.
He is a bad neighbor
4
In this sentence, "I had been too wary for that," wary means...
Cautious
Vexed
Loopy
Sleepy
5
Edgar Allen Poe was discovered, just before his death
wearing someone else's clothes
writing his final horror tale, "Bad Student Beating"
petting a raven
Crying because of the man's film covered eye
6
If I say, "I am gonna hear your heart beat behind a wall if you don't stop..." I am using
allusion
alliteration
rhyme and rythym
simile
7
Suspense is created by
saying that the narrator loves the old man
explaining why the narrator hid the body after the murder
describing what the narrator did before the murder
revealing ways in which the narrator is kind to the old man
8
Who arrives at the narrator's door at night?
The police
The old man's dog
The narrator's mother
The old man's wife
9
What does the narrator say that his disease has done to him?
turned him into a murderer
sharpened his senses
made him nervous
caused him to lie
10
We know the narrator is unreliable when he
says he is sane, but describes how cleverly he hid the body
explains that he did not kill the man for his money
describes his movements on the night of the murder
confesses that he is nervous in the beginning
11
Why does he kill the old man?
The narrator is a serial killer
It is an accident
His creepy eye bothers him
He is too noisy at night
12
Why is it ironic that the old man fears robbers?
He has never been robbed
He needs to be worried about the people inside, not out
He is a robber
He has been robbed before
13
Why does the narrator wait a week before killing the old man?
likes frightening the old man repeatedly
He must see the old man's eye first
waits for the darkest night of the week
feels guilty about taking a human life
14
The narrator says there are qualities he has that "mad" men do not have. What is one quality?
acts quickly
gets enough sleep
proceeds with caution
plans and documents
15
Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?
He thinks the police are trying to kill him
The police find the old man's body
The police accuse him of murder
He thinks they are making fun of him

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