The Tell-tale Heart Fiction Novel
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The Tell-Tale Heart is a fiction novel by Edgar Allen Poe about fictional characters published in 1843 about a narrator who is trying to prove his sanity. Try out this quiz and see how much you understood.
- 1.What does the narrator strongly want readers to believe?
- A.
He is innocent.
- B.
The old man was cruel to him.
- C.
He is not insane.
- D.
The police picked on him unfairly.
- 2.What does the Narrator despise about the old man?
- A.
His teeth
- B.
His bad breath
- C.
His eye
- D.
His attitude
- 3.What does "the task" refer to when the Narrator says, "So I set about the task?"
- A.
Bringing the old man tea
- B.
Covering up the old man's eye
- C.
Scaring the old man with a bright light
- D.
Killing the old man
- 4.How did the police know to come to the old man's house?
- A.
They were passing by and heard a scream.
- B.
Neighbors heard a scream and called.
- C.
They had a feeling something was wrong in the house.
- D.
The Narrator called them.
- 5.Which of the following does the Narrator do LAST?
- A.
He sneaks into the old man's bedroom.
- B.
He hears the old man's heart.
- C.
He sees the old man's eye.
- D.
He shines his lantern.
- 6.When the police first arrive, how does the narrator feel?
- A.
Surprised
- B.
Worried
- C.
Confident
- D.
Annoyed
- 7.At the end of the play, the sound the narrator hears could be any of the following EXCEPT:
- A.
The old man's heart continuing to beat.
- B.
His own heartbeat.
- C.
His imagination.
- D.
His guilty conscience.
- 8.One of the things Edgar Allan Poe is famous for is
- A.
Stories with happy endings.
- B.
Pet stories.
- C.
Science-fiction stories.
- D.
Horror stories.
- 9.Vex means:
- A.
To irritate
- B.
Intelligence
- C.
To take note
- 10.Stifled means
- A.
To descrease gradually
- B.
Muted or suppressed
- C.
Hunted
- 11.Profound means
- A.
To bother
- B.
Intelligent
- C.
To confuse
- 12.Wane means
- A.
To decrease gradually
- B.
To pay attention
- C.
To listen
- 13.Stalk means
- A.
Intelligence
- B.
To scream
- C.
To follow or track
- 14.Resolve is
- A.
A carpet cleaner
- B.
Determination
- C.
Smart
- 15.Hearken means
- A.
To listen or pay attention
- B.
Quietly or cautiously
- C.
Secretly
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