Suspense is created by

describing what the narrator did before the murder

We know the narrator is unreliable when he

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

Why is it ironic that the old man fears robbers?

He needs to be worried about the people inside, not out

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

He thinks they are making fun of him

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

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1
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
describing what the narrator did before the murder
2
During Poe's life, writers rarely
did not have I-pads, used electric typewriters
wrote poems, but also never wrote prose
earned much
had extra paper to write on
3
Edgar Allen Poe was discovered, just before his death
writing his final horror tale, "Bad Student Beating"
petting a raven
Crying because of the man's film covered eye
wearing someone else's clothes
4
In this sentence, "I had been too wary for that," wary means...
Loopy
Cautious
Sleepy
Vexed
5
In the story, "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe, the word "vexed" means...
Frantic
Inconsolable
Joyful
Bothered
6
The narrator says there are qualities he has that "mad" men do not have. What is one quality?
acts quickly
gets enough sleep
plans and documents
proceeds with caution
7
If I say, "I am gonna hear your heart beat behind a wall if you don't stop..." I am using
allusion
alliteration
simile
rhyme and rythym
8
We know the narrator is unreliable when he
describes his movements on the night of the murder
explains that he did not kill the man for his money
says he is sane, but describes how cleverly he hid the body
confesses that he is nervous in the beginning
9
Why is it ironic that the old man fears robbers?
He has been robbed before
He is a robber
He needs to be worried about the people inside, not out
He has never been robbed
10
What does the narrator say that his disease has done to him?
sharpened his senses
caused him to lie
made him nervous
turned him into a murderer
11
Why does he 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
12
Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?
He thinks the police are trying to kill him
He thinks they are making fun of him
The police accuse him of murder
The police find the old man's body
13
Who arrives at the narrator's door at night?
The old man's dog
The old man's wife
The police
The narrator's mother
14
How does the narrator say he feels about the old man in the story?
He is creeped out by him.
He is a bad neighbor
He is glad they are neighbors
He loves him
15
Why does the narrator wait a week before killing the old man?
feels guilty about taking a human life
waits for the darkest night of the week
He must see the old man's eye first
likes frightening the old man repeatedly

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