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

He must see the old man's eye first

We know the narrator is unreliable when he

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

Suspense is created by

describing what the narrator did before the murder

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

He thinks they are making fun of him

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

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"The Tell-Tell Heart" Reading Comprehension Check

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1
During his lifetime, which was Poe's greatest literary success?
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Black Cat
The Raven
2
Why does the narrator wait a week before killing the old man?
waits for the darkest night of the week
He must see the old man's eye first
likes frightening the old man repeatedly
feels guilty about taking a human life
3
We know the narrator is unreliable when he
confesses that he is nervous in the beginning
explains that he did not kill the man for his money
says he is sane, but describes how cleverly he hid the body
describes his movements on the night of the murder
4
Suspense is created by
explaining why the narrator hid the body after the murder
describing what the narrator did before the murder
revealing ways in which the narrator is kind to the old man
saying that the narrator loves the old man
5
Why is the narrator upset with the police near the end of the story?
The police accuse him of murder
He thinks they are making fun of him
The police find the old man's body
He thinks the police are trying to kill him
6
The vulture eye symbolizes
the narrator's insanity
the old man's eye
the narrator's sagacity
the narrator's sanity
7
What is the overall mood?
hilarious
sinister
casual
excited
8
Poe married Virginia Clemm. She was also his...
his secretary
his nurse
his cousin
best friend's sister
9
The beating heart symbolizes
the narrator's guilt
the narrator's sanity
the narrator's insanity
the old man's heart
10
"...Death, in approaching him, had stalked him with is black shadow..." is an example of
irony
a metaphor
a simile
personification
11
"...a single dim ray, like the thread of a spider..." is an example of
a metaphor
personification
irony
a simile
12
Which person in Poe's life died when he was very young?
his brother
his father
all of the above
his mother
13
Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?
His creepy eye bothers him
The narrator is a serial killer
He is too noisy at night
It is an accident
14
Who arrives at the narrator's door at night?
The narrator's mother
The old man's dog
The old man's wife
The police
15
Which of the following characteristics frequently marks Poe's writing style?
Grotesque imagery
sarcasm
short sentences
third person point of view
16
What is the narrator's tone throughout The Tell-Tale Heart?
frightened
depressed
paranoid
jovial
17
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
18
How does the narrator say he feels about the old man in the story?
He loves him
He is a bad neighbor
He is glad they are neighbors
He is creeped out by him.
19
"...a pale blue eye with a film over it." This is an example of Poe's usage of.....
foreshadowing
dialogue
imagery/descriptive language
irony
20
Poe is considered to be" the father of.........."
comedy
horror
science fiction
the detective story
21
"He had the eye of a vulture--a pale blue eye with a film over it" is an example of
a simile
descriptive language
dialect
irony

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