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1
Theme in the Tell-Tale Heart
Old Men's Vulture eyes should be removed
Guilt will drive you mad
Floorboard should be nailed down well
Confessing is liberating
2
Billy suspected that the Landlady was a little strange, but what did he attribute this to?
She had lost a son in the war
She was a crazy old bat
She was an artist
She was diagnosed as "eccentric"
3
Which of the following details provides the BEST hint about the landlady's secret?
The downstairs window is brightly lit.
The front of the building is rather shabby.
The landlady serves tea and cookies to Billy before bed.
The landlady explains that she "stuffs all her little pets."
4
Why did the landlady want Billy to sign the guest book?
c) She didn’t want to forget his name after he was dead.
a)It was the law.
d) Both a and c
b) She collected signatures of attractive young men.
5
What is the name of the dog the landlady has stuffed?
Brutus
Hazel
Barry
Basil
6
True or False: Billy knows that the Landlady is evil?
False
True
7
“Lamb to the Slaughter” was written by
Edgar Allan Poe
George Orwell
Kurt Vonnegut
Roald Dahl
8
What does the landlady bring to Billy in the parlor?
Tea and biscuits
Candy
Cookies
Coffee
9
In "Lamb to the Slaughter," Patrick
is chased out of the house by his wife.
dies from a heart attack.
is murdered by his wife using a leg of lamb.
enjoys a fine dinner of roasted lamb.
10
Where does the short story "Ruthless" take place?
In Michigan at the end of winter
Chicago during the autumn
Manhattan apartment in the summer
lakeside cabin at the end of summer
11
Mary's alibi in 'Lamb to the Slaughter'
She doesn't have an alibi
She was buying groceries
She was out with friends
She was sleeping
12
Irony in Lamb to the Slaughter...
detectives drank some whiskey
detectives ate the murder weapon
Mary is obsessed with Patrick
Patrick plans on leaving Mary
13
In "Lamb to the Slaughter", Mary Maloney
Frames her best friend for murder
Eats the murder weapon
Goes to jail for killing her husband
Gets away with murder
14
In the short story "Ruthless", who drinks the poisoned whiskey?
The thief
Judson's wife
Judson's neighbor
Judson
15
What was outside their apartment door?
$25,000
$50,000
a baby
the box
16
In the “Tell-Tale Heart” 'mad' means
Insane
Cool
Angry
Scary
17
What did the landlady mistake Billy as?
Mr. Weaver
Mr. Moch
Yo Mama
Mr. Perkins
18
Based on the text evidence, the description of the landlady shifts from
neighborly and giving to evil and belligerent
strange and eerie to kind and compassionate
welcoming and gentle to strange and scary
trusting and kind to jealous and hateful
19
What foreshadows the landlady's "deadly intentions"?
the stuffed animals
All of the above
the names in the guestbook
no one else is there
20
The author of the Landlady is?
Lois Lowry
Mrs. Lamontagne
J.K. Rowling
Roald Dahl
21
What does Mr. Steward say to Norma at the end of the story?
Did you really know your husband?
Who pushed the button?
Your husband fell off the train platform
Your insurance is $50,000
22
What is revealed about the Landlady's pets?
They were left behind by her son who went to war
They had been around since she opened the boardinghouse
They were actually dead
They were gifts from a previous guest
23
In "The Tell-tale Heart," the narrator
gets away with the murder.
panics and gives himself up to the police.
gets framed for the murder.
gets arrested because he left the body in the room.
24
What is strange about how the landlady answered the door?
How quickly she answered
There was no door
What she said when she answered
What she was wearing when she answered
25
What is the best theme for the short story "Ruthless"?
There will be consequences if people take justice into their own hands.
No crime is bad enough to warrant another person’s death
Listen to your loved ones.
It is unfair to punish people for crimes they did not commit.
26
The setting in "Lamb to the Slaughter" is:
police station
garage
house
apartment
27
Who would be considered greedy and selfish?
Mr. Stewart
Mr. Lewis
Arthur
Norma
28
In The Tell Tale Heart:
The narrator is just making up a story
The narrator killed the old man & buried him in the backyard
The narrator kills the old man because of his limp
The narrator is insane
29
What are the elements of foreshadowing in "The Landlady"?
The houses in the neighborhood are run-down
the sign seems to compel Billy to go in
the landlady says "at this stage" - like she has a plan
All of the above
30
In "Lamb to the Slaughter" Mary practices
smiling and speaking in the mirror before she goes to the grocery store
killing her husband
lying to the police
cooking the lamb
31
What is the setting for the story Button, Button?
New Jersey
New York
Conneticut
Pennsylvania
32
In the "Tell Tale Heart"
the murderer is a stranger
The murderer is the master
the murderer is the servant
33
Judson gets his revenge on the thief in the short story “Ruthless”
True
False
34
How does Mrs. Lewis get the $50,000?
she finds it
the lotto
Arthur's life insurance policy
Mr. Stewart
35
Moods in "The Tell-Tale heart"
all of the above
paranoia
anxiety
horror
36
The conclusion in "Lamb to the Slaughter" shows
Mary has a plan
Sam confirms Mary's alibi
Mary Maloney is arrested
The cops are destroying the evidence
37
In the short story “Ruthless” Judson is described as…
Sad
Funny
Menacing
Optimistic
38
What did Mrs. Lewis think Mr. Steward was?
eccentric millionaire
a salesman
a barber
a train engineer
39
How old was the landlady?
About sixty years old
Older than dirt
The story never stated
About forty-five or fifty years old
40
Who thinks pushing the button would be considered murder?
the lady at the post office
Mr. Steward
Norma
Arthur
41
In the short story, Ruthless, why does Judson poison the whiskey?
To catch and punish the thief
To turn him into the police
For jokes and giggles
Because he thought it was the right thing to do
42
One theme we can identify in "The Landlady" is...
You should not trust Landladies.
Never travel alone.
Looks and appearnances can be deceiving.
43
What would the couple receive if they pushed the button?
$25,000
$50,000
a baby
a cottage
44
The landlady explains that there are no other guests because
she is very particular and choosy
she can't stand too much commotion
there is only one room available
of the war
45
Where was Arthur pushed?
from the apartment
the train platform
off the stoop
from the sidewalk
46
Husband's occupation in Lamb to the Slaughter
policeman
EMT
retired
insurance executive
47
Who thought pushing the button would lead to a better lifestyle?
Mr. Lewis
Mr. Steward
Arthur
Norma
48
What color are the landlady's fingernails?
Red
Clear
Green
Pink
49
Who ended up pressing the button?
Norma
Mr. Steward
Mr. Lewis
Arthur
50
What is the conflict in the short story "Ruthless?"
There is no conflict.
A man trips, gets knocked out, and gets poisoned.
A man breaks into someone's house.
A thief breaks into the cabin, so a man sets a trap for him.
51
In the Tell-Tale Heart . . .
The killer has pale blue hypnotic eyes.
The victim was an old man with a filmy pale blue "vulture-eye".
There are killer spiders who suck everyone dry.
A crazy Dr. brings a man back to life.
52
The setting in The Tell Tale Heart
police station
carnival
catacombs
old man's house
53
What puzzles Billy about the landlady's guest list?
All of the names on the guest list are men.
He is sure he has read the names in the newspaper.
He knows each of the previous guests.
He thinks that the guests were famous politicians.
54
Who could be described as moral in Button, Button?
Mr. Steward
Norma
Arthur
Mrs. Lewis
55
Who was the most curious about the offer in Button, Button?
Arthur
Norma
Mr. Lewis
Mr. Steward
56
POV used in The Tell Tale Heart
1st
3rd limited
3rd omniscient
57
The short story “Ruthless is an example of dramatic irony
False
True
58
Triumph in The Tell Tale Heart means
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
to have an unsuccessful ending of a struggle or contest
the ability to understand and discriminate between relations
in a manner marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
