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The Tell-Tale Heart & The Black Cat Review

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  • Q1
    In “The Tell-Tale Heart”, why does the narrator tell us about the murder?
    He feels like it
    He wants to repent for his crime
    He wants to prove he is not a madman
    He is proud he killed a man
    30s
  • Q2
    Why does he kill the old man?
    He was bothered by the man's feet
    One of the man’s eyes bothered him
    He wanted the man's money
    He was in a killing mood
    30s
  • Q3
    When does he kill the man?
    12am
    12pm
    4pm
    4am
    30s
  • Q4
    Where does he hide the body?
    In the closet
    In the bathtub
    On the bed
    Underneath the floorboards
    30s
  • Q5
    Why does the narrator tell the police where the body is?
    He wanted to go to jail
    He wanted to rid himself of the sound of the man’s heart
    He wanted to show them how good he is at murder
    He wanted to become friends with the police
    30s
  • Q6
    Name one theme in Dark Romanticism.
    conformity VS individuality
    Self- destruction
    All people are good
    Nature
    30s
  • Q7
    How is self-destruction shown in the story?
    when the narrator puts the man into the bathtub
    when the narrator seeks into the man's house
    when the narrator gives himself up so the sound of the man’s heart will stop
    30s
  • Q8
    In “The Black Cat”, what was the name of the first black cat?
    Uranus
    Pluto
    Black
    Toothless
    30s
  • Q9
    What did the man do to the first back cat?
    Killed it with an axe
    Just hung the cat
    Cut out one of its eyes and hung it
    Put it in a wall
    30s
  • Q10
    Why did he hurt the cat?
    He
    He was in a alchahol indeced rage
    He ate too much
    30s
  • Q11
    Was there a reason for him to hang Pluto?
    Yes, he did not want to take care of the cat
    No, he was drunk so he did not know what he was doing
    No, he didn't know why he killed him
    Yes, he felt bad that he cut Pluto's eye
    30s
  • Q12
    How is the second black cat similar to Pluto?
    He walked like Pluto
    He was black and missing an eye like Pluto
    He wasn't
    30s
  • Q13
    Did the man mean to kill his wife?
    No, he was trying to kill the cat
    Yes, he wanted her gone
    30s
  • Q14
    How do the police find the body?
    The man told them where it was
    They looked in the wall
    The wife told them where it was
    The cat screamed and lead them to it
    30s
  • Q15
    Name the two dark romantic themes found in the story.
    Nature
    Sin
    death and self-destruction
    Evil
    30s

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