Question 1

In “The Tell-Tale Heart”, why does the narrator tell us about the murder?

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He wants to prove he is not a madman

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He feels like it

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He wants to repent for his crime

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He is proud he killed a man

Question 2

Why does he kill the old man?

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One of the man’s eyes bothered him

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He was bothered by the man's feet

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He wanted the man's money

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He was in a killing mood

Question 3

When does he kill the man?

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12am

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12pm

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4pm

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4am

Question 4

Where does he hide the body?

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Underneath the floorboards

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In the closet

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In the bathtub

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On the bed

Question 5

Why does the narrator tell the police where the body is?

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He wanted to rid himself of the sound of the man’s heart

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He wanted to go to jail

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He wanted to show them how good he is at murder

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He wanted to become friends with the police

Question 6

Name one theme in Dark Romanticism.

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Self- destruction

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conformity VS individuality

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All people are good

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Nature

Question 7

How is self-destruction shown in the story?

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when the narrator gives himself up so the sound of the man’s heart will stop

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when the narrator puts the man into the bathtub

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when the narrator seeks into the man's house

Question 8

In “The Black Cat”, what was the name of the first black cat?

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Pluto

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Uranus

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Black

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Toothless

Question 9

What did the man do to the first back cat?

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Cut out one of its eyes and hung it

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Killed it with an axe

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Just hung the cat

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Put it in a wall

Question 10

Why did he hurt the cat?

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He was in a alchahol indeced rage

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He

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He ate too much

Question 11

Was there a reason for him to hang Pluto?

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Yes, he felt bad that he cut Pluto's eye

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Yes, he did not want to take care of the cat

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No, he was drunk so he did not know what he was doing

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No, he didn't know why he killed him

Question 12

How is the second black cat similar to Pluto?

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He was black and missing an eye like Pluto

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He walked like Pluto

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He wasn't

Question 13

Did the man mean to kill his wife?

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No, he was trying to kill the cat

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Yes, he wanted her gone

Question 14

How do the police find the body?

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The cat screamed and lead them to it

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The man told them where it was

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They looked in the wall

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The wife told them where it was

Question 15

Name the two dark romantic themes found in the story.

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death and self-destruction

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Nature

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Sin

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Evil

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