Symbolism in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
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- Q1What is a symbol?an object that represents the charactersa character who represents an approachan object that represents an ideaa narrative structure30s
- Q2At which points in 'The Tell-Tale Heart' does the narrator hear the beating heart of the old man?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q3Which words are used to describe the old man's eye in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?"milky, white, rat-like""pale, blue, vulture-like""blue, bright, snake-like""pale, opaque and eel-like"30s
- Q4Robbers intrude on people's homes. What might 'to intrude' mean?to move something away from its correct hometo say something you are not supposed to sayto take something that is not yoursto enter somewhere you are not supposed to be30s
- Q5How does the narrator in 'The Tell-Tale Heart' murder the old man?He hits him over the head with a floor boardHe stabs him and then lets him bleed outHe smothers him with his own bedHe strangles him with his bare hands30s
- Q6Which of the following quotations best shows the narrator's hysteria and loss of control in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?"You should have seen how wisely I proceeded—with what caution""Upon the eighth night I was more than usually cautious in opening the door. ""But even yet I refrained and kept still. I scarcely breathed.""I bade the gentlemen welcome.""Oh God! what could I do? I foamed—I raved—I swore!"30s