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The Tell Tale Heart

Quiz by Mary Zastoupil

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  • Q1
    What did the narrator say that the illness had done for his senses?
    made him able to hear things on Earth and in Hell.
    able to fly
    have X-ray vision
    able to hear things in heaven and hell
    30s
  • Q2
    What bothered the narrator about the old man?
    his limp
    his eye
    his arthritis
    bad personality
    30s
  • Q3
    What did the narrator do every night around midnight?
    went to look in on the old man
    read a good book
    took a long, relaxing walk
    fixed some hot milk
    30s
  • Q4
    What did the beating of the old man's heart sound like?
    like a watch enveloped in cotton
    a dripping faucet
    a drum
    The Raven tapping on a window
    30s
  • Q5
    How did the narrator kill the old man?
    he hit him in the head
    He smothered him
    he shot him
    he stabbed him
    30s
  • Q6
    How long did it take the narrator to place his head in the door to watch the old man sleep?
    30 minutes
    15 minutes
    an hour
    45 minutes
    30s
  • Q7
    How many nights did the narrator watch the old man sleep before he killed him?
    7
    6
    8
    3
    30s
  • Q8
    Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man the first night he watched him sleep?
    he got cold feet
    he was scared
    the eye wasn't open?
    he knew it was wrong
    30s
  • Q9
    How did the narrator wake the old man?
    He knocked over a lamp
    He bumped into the bed
    His thumb hit the lantern
    He hit the door of the room
    30s
  • Q10
    What did the narrator do to conceal the body?
    dismembered it and hid it under the floor
    buried it
    sealed it up in the wall
    burned it
    30s
  • Q11
    Why did the police come to the house?
    a shriek was heard
    they saw a light on
    someone called for the police
    a person was heard calling for help
    30s
  • Q12
    What time did the police come?
    4 am
    1 am
    10 pm
    midnight
    30s
  • Q13
    Why did the narrator confess?
    because he kept hearing a heartbeat
    he was ready to see what the inside of police station looked like
    he was tired of feeling lost
    he was hearing voices telling him to confess
    30s

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