"Tell-tale Heart" Assessment
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Which summary below would best describe the story "Tell-Tale Heart"?
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This story is about a man that is driven to kill an old man due to a physical characteristic the old man has & the unknown man is afraid of & bothered by. The unknown man becomes arrogant about the murder he has committed and thinks he will get away with it until guilt haunts him and he confesses his crime.
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This story is about a man that is driven to kill an old man due to a physical characteristic the old man has & the unknown man doesn't like it.
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This story is about a man that kills an old man.
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This story is about a coming of age for several young ladies who grew up together.
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The following standards are being tested: 117.122.125 &125.
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In the exposition we learn that the unkown man loves the old man.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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In the exposition we learn that the unkown man has no real reason to kill the old man.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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The theme in "Tell-Tale Heart" is stated because the author comes right out & tells us the message behind the story.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. False -
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The climax in a story occurs when...
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The unknown man lurks around outside the bedroom of the old man.
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The unknown man scares the old man by making a sound.
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The unknown man kills the old man.
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The unknown man dismembers the old man's body.
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A. The unknown man kills the old man. -
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Which quote below best supports the following theme: "What's done in the dark always comes to light"
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"I had my head in, and was about to open the lantern, when my thumb slipped upon the tin fastening, and the old man sprang up in bed, crying out --"Who's there?"
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"Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed! --tear up the planks! --here, here! --it is the beating of his hideous heart!"
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"TRUE! -- nervous -- very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?"
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"But the beating grew louder, louder! I thought the heart must burst. And now a new anxiety seized me --the sound would be heard by a neighbor!"
Correct Answer
A. "Villains!" I shrieked, "dissemble no more! I admit the deed! --tear up the planks! --here, here! --it is the beating of his hideous heart!" -
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The climax gives rise to which events that happen next (falling action)?
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The unknown man dismembers the body of the old man.
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The unknown man buries the old man's body beneath the floor boards.
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He walks around arrogant in his mind convinced that he has gotten away with murder.
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All of the above
Correct Answer
A. All of the above -
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In "Tell-Tale Heart," the old man's "eye" gives the unknown man a feeling of __________ more than anything.
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Excitement
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Fear
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Anger
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Pleasantness
Correct Answer
A. Fear -
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Which of the following would be a good theme for “Tell-Tale Heart”?
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The moral of the story is don’t fear what you don’t understand.
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The lesson the author wants us to learn from this story is what’s done in the dark, always come to light.
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There is never a reason to commit a senseless crime.
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All the above
Correct Answer
A. All the above -
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The unknown man in "Tell-Tale Heart" & the boy in "Thank You Mam" have which of the following things in common?
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Both individuals attacked innocent victims.
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Both individuals committed the crime for no apparent reason.
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Both individuals committed a crime ended up caught.
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Both a & c
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A. Both a & c -
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