We know the narrator is unreliable when he

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

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

He thinks they are making fun of him

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

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"The Tell-Tell Heart" Reading Comprehension Check #english #8thgrade #telltaleheart

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1
In this sentence, "I had been too wary for that," wary means...
Cautious
Vexed
Loopy
Sleepy
2
Who arrives at the narrator's door at night?
The old man's wife
The old man's dog
The police
The narrator's mother
3
How does the narrator say he feels about the old man in the story?
He is glad they are neighbors
He is a bad neighbor
He loves him
He is creeped out by him.
4
We know the narrator is unreliable when he
says he is sane, but describes how cleverly he hid the body
describes his movements on the night of the murder
confesses that he is nervous in the beginning
explains that he did not kill the man for his money
5
Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?
The police find the old man's body
He thinks the police are trying to kill him
The police accuse him of murder
He thinks they are making fun of him
6
Why is it ironic that the old man fears robbers?
He has never been robbed
He is a robber
He needs to be worried about the people inside, not out
He has been robbed before
7
Suspense is created by
saying that the narrator loves the old man
revealing ways in which the narrator is kind to the old man
explaining why the narrator hid the body after the murder
repetition for effect
8
In the story, "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe, the word "vexed" means...
Inconsolable
Frantic
Bothered
Joyful
9
What does the narrator say that his disease has done to him?
made him nervous
sharpened his senses
turned him into a murderer
caused him to lie
10
Why does the narrator wait a week before killing the old man?
waits for the darkest night of the week
feels guilty about taking a human life
He must see the old man's eye first
likes frightening the old man repeatedly
11
The narrator says there are qualities he has that "mad" men do not have. What is one quality?
acts quickly
plans and documents
proceeds with caution
gets enough sleep
12
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

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