The Tell Tale Heart Quiz Sja
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This is a quiz over "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe. It is over vocab words and more.
- 1.The act of hypocrisy, feigning
- A.
Dissimulation
- B.
Vexed
- C.
Sagacity
- D.
Suavity
- 2.To deprive from the limbs; divide limb from limb.
- A.
Supposition
- B.
Trifles
- C.
Dismembered
- D.
Gesticulations
- 3.An animated or excited gesture.
- A.
Suavity
- B.
Sagacity
- C.
Trifles
- D.
Gesticulations
- 4.Zealous; ardent; impassioned.
- A.
Vexed
- B.
Vehemently
- C.
Sagacity
- D.
Supposition
- 5.An article or thing of very little value.
- A.
Trifles
- B.
Dissimulation
- C.
Gesticulations
- D.
Suavity
- 6.Assumption; hypothesis
- A.
Suavity
- B.
Sagacity
- C.
Gallant
- D.
Supposition
- 7.Irritated; annoyed
- A.
Sagacity
- B.
Suavity
- C.
Vexed
- D.
Vehemently
- 8.A smoothly agreeable quality; courteous actions or manners; amenities.
- A.
Sagacity
- B.
Suavity
- C.
Vexed
- D.
Vehemently
- 9.Acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement.
- A.
Supposition
- B.
Trifles
- C.
Sagacity
- D.
Suavity
- 10.Why does the narrator kill the old man?
- A.
Because he hated the old man
- B.
He hated how he ate
- C.
The old man took his most precious diamond gilded cat statue
- D.
He was scared of the man's vulture eye
- 11.What does the narrator fear most?
- A.
The old man's eye
- B.
Someone will think he is a mad man
- C.
Getting caught
- D.
The picture on the wall of the haunted dusty chair
- 12.How did the narrator first act when the police came in the house?
- A.
Confident, proud
- B.
Nervous
- C.
Kindhearted, loving
- D.
Insane, turned up
- 13.What changed how he acted to the police men?
- A.
The old man was alive and screaming
- B.
He did not feel well
- C.
His heart started to beat very loudly
- D.
He was choking
- 14.What point of view is this story told in?
- A.
3rd person
- B.
2nd person
- C.
4th person
- D.
1st person
- 15.What examples from the story indicate the killer's fears?
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