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"The Tell-Tale Heart" THOMPSON
"The Tell-Tale Heart" THOMPSON
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A quiz for critical and academic vocab and comprehension.
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1
How many days did the narrator stalk the old man in his bed chamber before killing him?
2 days
4 days
7 days, and then kills him on the 8th
7 days, and then kills him on the 7th
2
First-Person P.O.V. is recognizable in this text because...
the author only puts one character in the story.
the author writes using pronouns like he, she, and they.
the narrator is a character in the story and talks to us.
the author writes using pronouns like I, we, and me.
3
The narrator was obsessed with...
having eyebrows 'on fleek'
his shoe game
the cloudy eye of the old man
the beating heart
4
Why does Poe make the narrator repeat himself (use repetition) all throughout the story?
He forgets where he is in the story.
To make the narrator seem crazy and unreliable.
He stutters.
To make the reader feel nervous and create suspense.
5
How many dogs are in the story?
four
no dogs in this story
1 for each night the narrator crept into the old man's room
only one...a werewolf dog
6
Conceive
means:
to give a gift
to lie to someone
to deliver packages
to originate (create or form) something
7
The Tell-Tale Heart
might be called what today? (modern synonym for 'tell-tale')
The Tattle-Tale Heart
The Beats Be Thumping and Squealed On Me
The Heart Ratted Me Out
The Snitch Heart
8
What is the coolest?
Drake
Working hard every day in school and especially in ELA!!!
Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Thompson
kittens and goats
9
One of the key elements, or criteria, of horror is...
bloody axes
clowns
scary dolls
suspense
10
Pick the right use of the word:
derision
The bully uses derision to mock other kids.
The bullies were derision.
The boy cried with derision.
They derisioned him.
11
The narrator says his 'disease' sharpens his:
diabetes
ability to tell lies
scissors
senses and makes him hear with super-human ability
12
Fill in the blank. She ________ her scream with her hand.
creviced
stifled
smothered
vehemently
13
Who wrote "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
Dean Koontz
Stephen King
Edgar Allan Poe
Mrs. Thompson
14
The narrator begins to suspect the police know what he did when...
he hears scratching under the floorboards
they put cuffs on him
they accuse him of the crime
he begins to heart the heart beating under the floor
15
Define an
unreliable narrator
?
a narrator that cannot be trusted
A narrator that shows up tardy to class
A narrator that is trustworthy
a narrator that calls in sick to work a lot
16
Why does the narrator think that the policeman are laughing at him in the end?
they hate his hairstyle and think he is weird-looking
he thinks they are mocking him
they think he is hilarious
he thinks they know he is guilty
17
Which sentence uses
audacity
correctly?
Audacity is the same as shameless and bold.
The car was beautiful and audacity.
That rude kid had the audacity to flirt with my girl.
The narrator had the audacity to stalk the old man at night.
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Why does Poe tell the story in First-Person P.O.V.?
First person P.O.V. creates extra suspense
He was a great writer and took risks
We like people to tell us what happened to them
We like to hear first-hand stories
19
Vex
means:
a curse a witch puts on her enemies
a spell in Voodoo
a dinosaur: T-Vex
to annoy someone greatly
20
Which is the correct use of
vehemently
?
His team was vehemently awesome.
The coach yelled vehemently at the team after losing.
She waved at the referee vehemently.
I hate guacamole vehemently.
21
What does 'mad' mean in this story?
crazy
great-- (like 'mad skillz')
hangry
angry
22
Why is nighttime one of the settings that occurs most in the horror genre?
daytime is cheerful and things usually go well in the light
all evil characters melt in the sun
no one thinks the day is scary
things aren't visible in the dark and that creates suspense
23
What is
suspense
?
anticipation about what's going to happen
anxiety about what's going to happen
nervousness about what's going to happen
all of the above
24
What super-human powers does the narrator think he has?
that he can hear better than a human
that he is invisible
that the is stronger than a human
that he can move more slowly and more precisely than a human
25
What does the narrator do to hide the body?
burns it
dismembers the body and hides it under the floor
buries it in the yard
throws it in the Arkansas river
26
What is the meaning of
crevice
?
a small insect
a small crack in an object
a beam of light
a large hole
