Dashes are used to show a pause or a break in thought. Poe uses them in his story to show

that the narrator is irrational

Why is it ironic that the old man fears robbers?

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

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

He thinks they are making fun of him

The story shows situational irony when the

narrator reveals that he committed murder

Suspense is created by

describing what the narrator did before the murder

The vulture eye symbolizes

the narrator's insanity and evil

We know the narrator is unreliable when he

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

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

He must see the old man's eye first

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"The Tell-Tell Heart" Reading Comprehension Check

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1
Dashes are used to show a pause or a break in thought. Poe uses them in his story to show
that the narrator is confident
that the old man is scared
that the narrator is actually sane
that the narrator is irrational
2
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
3
Why is it ironic that the old man fears robbers?
He needs to be worried about the people inside, not out
He is a robber
He has never been robbed
He has been robbed before
4
The narrator says there are qualities he has that "mad" men do not have. What is one quality?
gets enough sleep
plans and documents
proceeds with caution
acts quickly
5
Why does he kill the old man?
The narrator is a serial killer
His creepy eye bothers him
He is too noisy at night
It is an accident
6
"He had the eye of a vulture--a pale blue eye with a film over it" is an example of
imagery
a simile
irony
dialect
7
What does the narrator say that his disease has done to him?
caused him to lie
made him nervous
turned him into a murderer
sharpened his senses
8
Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?
He thinks the police are trying to kill him
He thinks they are making fun of him
The police find the old man's body
The police accuse him of murder
9
The story shows situational irony when the
old man is revealed to be alive
narrator hides the old man’s body
narrator cuts the old man’s body apart
narrator reveals that he committed murder
10
In the story, "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe, the word "vexed" means...
Joyful
Frantic
Bothered
Inconsolable
11
Suspense is created by
revealing ways in which the narrator is kind to the old man
explaining why the narrator hid the body after the murder
saying that the narrator loves the old man
describing what the narrator did before the murder
12
Poe uses all of the following devices to create suspense except
symbolism
irony
imagery
dialect
13
In this sentence, "I had been too wary for that," wary means...
Loopy
Cautious
Sleepy
Vexed
14
The vulture eye symbolizes
the narrator's sagacity
the old man's eye
the narrator's sanity
the narrator's insanity and evil
15
We know the narrator is unreliable when he
explains that he did not kill the man for his money
describes his movements on the night of the murder
says he is sane, but describes how cleverly he hid the body
confesses that he is nervous in the beginning
16
Who arrives at the narrator's door at night?
The old man's dog
The narrator's mother
The old man's wife
The police
17
"...a single dim ray, like the thread of a spider..." is an example of
irony
a metaphor
personification
a simile
18
"...Death, in approaching him, had stalked him with is black shadow..." is an example of
a metaphor
personification
a simile
irony
19
Why does the narrator wait a week before killing the old man?
He must see the old man's eye first
likes frightening the old man repeatedly
feels guilty about taking a human life
waits for the darkest night of the week
20
The beating heart symbolizes
the narrator's sanity
the narrator's guilt
the old man's heart
the narrator's insanity

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