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

He must see the old man's eye first

The story shows situational irony when the

narrator reveals that he committed murder

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

Why is it ironic that the old man fears robbers?

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

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

Suspense is created by

describing what the narrator did before the murder

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"The Tell-Tell Heart" Reading Comprehension Check

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1
"He had the eye of a vulture--a pale blue eye with a film over it" is an example of
a simile
irony
dialect
imagery
2
"...Death, in approaching him, had stalked him with is black shadow..." is an example of
personification
a simile
a metaphor
irony
3
Why does the narrator wait a week before killing the old man?
likes frightening the old man repeatedly
He must see the old man's eye first
waits for the darkest night of the week
feels guilty about taking a human life
4
Who arrives at the narrator's door at night?
The old man's dog
The police
The old man's wife
The narrator's mother
5
The story shows situational irony when the
narrator hides the old man’s body
narrator cuts the old man’s body apart
old man is revealed to be alive
narrator reveals that he committed murder
6
"...a single dim ray, like the thread of a spider..." is an example of
personification
a simile
irony
a metaphor
7
The beating heart symbolizes
the narrator's insanity
the narrator's sanity
the narrator's guilt
the old man's heart
8
How does the narrator say he feels about the old man in the story?
He is a bad neighbor
He is creeped out by him.
He is glad they are neighbors
He loves him
9
Dashes are used to show a pause or a break in thought. Poe uses them in his story to show
that the old man is scared
that the narrator is confident
that the narrator is irrational
that the narrator is actually sane
10
The vulture eye symbolizes
the narrator's sanity
the old man's eye
the narrator's sagacity
the narrator's insanity
11
In the story, "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe, the word "vexed" means...
Joyful
Frantic
Bothered
Inconsolable
12
Why does he kill the old man?
He is too noisy at night
The narrator is a serial killer
It is an accident
His creepy eye bothers him
13
Why is it ironic that the old man fears robbers?
He has been robbed before
He is a robber
He has never been robbed
He needs to be worried about the people inside, not out
14
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
describes his movements on the night of the murder
says he is sane, but describes how cleverly he hid the body
15
Poe uses all of the following devices to create suspense except
imagery
symbolism
irony
dialect
16
What does the narrator say that his disease has done to him?
caused him to lie
sharpened his senses
turned him into a murderer
made him nervous
17
The narrator says there are qualities he has that "mad" men do not have. What is one quality?
acts quickly
proceeds with caution
gets enough sleep
plans and documents
18
Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?
He thinks they are making fun of him
The police accuse him of murder
He thinks the police are trying to kill him
The police find the old man's body
19
Suspense is created by
saying that the narrator loves the old man
describing what the narrator did before the murder
explaining why the narrator hid the body after the murder
revealing ways in which the narrator is kind to the old man
20
In this sentence, "I had been too wary for that," wary means...
Cautious
Loopy
Vexed
Sleepy

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