"The Tell-Tale Heart" Test

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What does the narrator say that his disease has done to him?

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How does Poe set the tone for the story in the first paragraph?

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What was the relationship between the old man and the narrator?

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The narrator uses several examples to tell us he is not mad. Which of these is not one of the examples?

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The narrator waits a week before killing the old man because the narrator

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You can evaluate the narrator's state of mind as unreliable when he

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The author creates suspense by

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"I knew what the old man felt, and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart." What did the old man feel at this point in the story?

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Why did the narrator "chuckle at heart"?

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What was the narrator's reaction as he gazed upon the old man's vulture eye?

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What finally forced the narrator to leap into the room?

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What was the narrator's reaction to the police when they first arrived?

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In his confidence of his triumph, what did the narrator do while talking to the police?

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

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Why did the narrator confess to murdering the old man?

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To conceive of something is to

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Vex means to

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What does stifle mean?

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What does derision mean?

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What does the narrator say that his disease has done to him?

How does Poe set the tone for the story in the first paragraph?

What was the relationship between the old man and the narrator?

The narrator uses several examples to tell us he is not mad. Which of these is not one of the examples?

The narrator waits a week before killing the old man because the narrator

You can evaluate the narrator's state of mind as unreliable when he

The author creates suspense by

"I knew what the old man felt, and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart." What did the old man feel at this point in the story?

Why did the narrator "chuckle at heart"?

What was the narrator's reaction as he gazed upon the old man's vulture eye?

What finally forced the narrator to leap into the room?

What was the narrator's reaction to the police when they first arrived?

In his confidence of his triumph, what did the narrator do while talking to the police?

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

Why did the narrator confess to murdering the old man?

To conceive of something is to

Vex means to

What does stifle mean?

What does derision mean?

Audacity means