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Question 1

Who is the author of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’?

Answer 1

Edgar Allan Poe

Question 2

What is the primary theme of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’?

Answer 2

The theme of madness and guilt

Question 3

True or False: The narrator of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ is sane.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

What does the narrator obsess over in the story?

Answer 4

The old man’s eye

Question 5

Fill in the blank: The narrator believes that he is _____ for wanting to kill the old man.

Answer 5

cautious

Question 6

What sound drives the narrator to confess his crime?

Answer 6

The sound of the old man’s heart

Question 7

Multiple Choice: What does the old man’s eye symbolize? A) Wisdom B) Guilt C) The narrator’s madness D) Fear

Answer 7

C) The narrator’s madness

Question 8

Describe the method the narrator uses to kill the old man.

Answer 8

He suffocates him after watching him sleep.

Question 9

True or False: The story is told from a first-person perspective.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What does the narrator do with the old man’s body?

Answer 10

He hides it under the floorboards.

Question 11

Fill in the blank: The narrator insists that he is _____ despite his actions.

Answer 11

not mad

Question 12

Multiple Choice: How does the narrator feel after committing the murder? A) Relieved B) Regretful C) Indifferent D) Proud

Answer 12

A) Relieved

Question 13

What literary device is prevalent in ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’?

Answer 13

Unreliable narrator

Question 14

What ultimately leads to the narrator’s confession?

Answer 14

His overwhelming guilt

Question 15

True or False: The old man is aware of the narrator’s presence before he is killed.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

What is the setting of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’?

Answer 16

An old man’s house at night

Question 17

Fill in the blank: The narrator describes the old man’s eye as resembling that of a _____ bird.

Answer 17

vulture

Question 18

Multiple Choice: What does the narrator compare his own heartbeat to? A) A drum B) A clock C) A thunderstorm D) An ocean wave

Answer 18

B) A clock

Question 19

What emotion does the narrator feel while he is committing the murder?

Answer 19

Excitement

Question 20

True or False: The police find the old man’s body easily.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

What does the narrator hear that causes him to panic at the end of the story?

Answer 21

The beating of the old man’s heart

Question 22

What is the climax of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’?

Answer 22

The narrator’s confession to the police

Question 23

Fill in the blank: The story is often categorized as a _____ horror tale.

Answer 23

psychological

Question 24

What does the narrator claim to have done every night before the murder?

Answer 24

Watched the old man sleep

Question 25

Multiple Choice: What does the narrator believe about his actions? A) They were justified B) They were wrong C) They were necessary D) They were unintentional

Answer 25

A) They were justified

Question 26

What is the narrative style of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’?

Answer 26

Stream of consciousness

Question 27

True or False: The story ends with the narrator feeling free and at peace.

Answer 27

False

Question 28

Macabre

Answer 28

disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury.

Question 29

Clairvoyant

Answer 29

person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact

Question 30

Dissimulation

Answer 30

to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble

Question 31

Vexed

Answer 31

annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

Question 32

Sagacity

Answer 32

foresight, discernment, or keen perception; ability to make good judgments.

Question 33

Gaily

Answer 33

in a lively manner; cheerfully

Question 34

Vehemently

Answer 34

you do it with energy and passion

Question 35

Strides

Answer 35

a long step when walking or running

Question 36

Derision

Answer 36

the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt. b. : a state of being laughed at or ridiculed : a state of being derided. 2