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Review of "The Tell-Tale Heart" Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary
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1
What does sagacity mean?
Disguise
Intelligence
Passionately
Boldness
2
Why does a neighbor call the police to the house?
He saw the murder in a dream
He heard a shriek
He saw the murder through a window
He heard a loud, repetitive thumping
3
The narrator chuckles at the old man's fear. What does this tell you about the narrator?
He is impatient
He likes comedy
He is tired
He is cruel
4
The author creates suspense by describing the sound of the old man’s heartbeat as:
mouse’s footsteps
lantern’s creaking
watch’s ticking
cricket’s chirping
5
It is difficult to believe the narrator when he says that he:
treated the old man well before killing him
heard the old man groan in the dark
moved slowly to keep from waking the man
opened the creaky lantern carefully
6
Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?
He thinks that they are making fun of him.
The police accuse him of the murder.
His heart starts to beat very fast.
The police find the old man’s body.
7
How does the narrator kill the old man?
smothers him with a cushion
smothers him with a mattress
smothers him with sheets
smothers him with a pillow
8
Who are the main characters in the story?
narrator, the old man, the police
the narrator, the police
the narrator
the narrator, old man
9
What does audacity mean?
Boldness
Passionately
Intelligence
Disguise
10
Edgar Allan Poe wrote the "Tell-Tale Heart"
False
True
11
Throughout the story, the narrator gradually is taken over by...
greed
fear
madness
headaches
12
The narrator carried with him...
a lantern
a knife
a gun
a candle
13
What does acute mean?
Boldness
sharp
Intelligence
Disguise
14
How many nights, TOTAL, did the narrator stick his head in the old man's door?
6
9
7
8
15
Where does the narrator hide the old man's body?
under the floorboards
under a pile of blankets
in a grave in the backyard
in a closet
16
What does the narrator's beating heart symbolize?
The narrator's guilt
The narrator's excitement
The narrator's envy
The narrator's pride
17
What does the old man do when he hears a noise on the 8th night?
He reaches for a gun
He walks to the door
He begins to sob in terror
He sits up and asks who is there.
18
Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?
He is tired of having to care for him
he wants his money
He is tired of the old man complaining
He hates the old man's clouded blue eye
19
What type of story is Poe credited for inventing?
the vampire story
the detective story
the gothic story
20
By the end of the story, readers realize that the narrator is...
insane
happy
dreaming
calm
21
Why does the narrator greet the old man so heartily in the mornings?
because the narrator is a cheerful fellow
out of habit
he really cares for him
to reassure the old man, to avoid suspicion
22
What does the narrator want people to think about him?
he is crazy
he is pleasant
he is intelligent
he is angry
23
What is the mood of the story?
Creepy/suspenseful
Sad/Adventure
Happy/Fantasy
relaxed/realistic fiction
24
What is the climax of the story?
he hears the beating of the heart under the floor
the old man is getting smothered by the narrator
when the cops come
he sticks his head in the old man's door
25
The sound of the beating heart drives the narrator to do what?
to confess
to cry
to communicate
to complain
