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The Tell-Tale Heart

Quiz by Faical Benamor

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  • Q1
    What does the narrator try to convince the reader he is NOT?
    Stupid
    Evil
    Mad
    30s
  • Q2
    What had the madness done for the narrator's senses?
    destroyed them
    nothing much
    sharpened them
    30s
  • Q3
    Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?
    He wants the old man's gold
    he old man's eye vexes him
    He hates the old man
    30s
  • Q4
    In the beginning, why does the narrator say, "...very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! but why will you say that I am mad?"
    answering that he is really angry
    explaining to the reader he is nervous
    proving to the reader that he is not crazy
    30s
  • Q5
    From what point of view is the story told?
    Second person
    Third person
    First person
    30s
  • Q6
    "Above all was the sense of hearing acute." What does the word "acute" mean in the above sentence?
    sharp
    cautious
    annoying
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the conflict of the story?
    Old man's decisions about what to do with his wealth
    Old man vs narrator
    Narrator's obsession with the eye
    30s
  • Q8
    What is true about the narrator?
    the old man is aware of the narrator’s evil plans
    the narrator does not understand his own madness and insanity
    the narrator won’t be able to kill the old man
    the narrator is not a madman
    30s

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