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Which tone is created in the following passage? - “You should have seen how wisely I proceeded—with what caution—with what foresight—with what dissimulation I went to work!”
a) Joyful
b) Hopeless
c) Frightened
d) Arrogant
Which of the following is the best meaning behind the symbolism of the beating heart heard by the narrator?
a) The old man knocking on the floorboards.
b) he ticking of a pocket watch.
c) The narrator’s murderous guilt.
d) The raven tapping ‘Nevermore.’
How does the following comparison add to the suspense of the story? “A single dim ray, like the thread of the spider, shot from out the crevice and full upon the vulture eye.”
a) The comparison creates an ominous and dark feeling.
b) The comparison creates a feeling of radiance.
c) The comparison creates a panoramic view of the eye.
d) The comparison creates a web of tall tales.
What is the mood of the following passage? - “Many a night, just at midnight, when the whole world slept, it has welled up from my own bosom, deepening, with its dreadful echo, the terrors that distracted me.”
a) Ghastly and gruesome
b) Sleepy and calm
c) Suspenseful and terrifying
d) Excited and suspenseful
What does the passage below foreshadow? - “True! – nervous – very, very, dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses – not destroyed – ... Above all was the sense of hearing acute.
a) The narrator is mad because he didn’t finish his homework.
b) The narrator’s acute hearing may be problematic.
c) The narrator has a curable disease that he enjoys.
d) The disease may destroy one of his five senses.
Which of the following best describes the connection made in this passage? “It was the beating of the old man’s heart. It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage.”
a) The author compares the heart to a drum because the narrator used to be a soldier.
b) The author uses an analogy to show that the narrator’s preparation is similar to someone going into battle.
c) The author personifies the drum to show the courage of the narrator.
d) The author exaggerates the beating heart to emphasize the presence of a vulture.
The author exaggerates the beating heart to emphasize the presence of a vulture. - “All in vain; because Death, in approaching him, had stalked with his black shadow before him and enveloped the victim.”
a) Vanity
b) The narrator
c) An envelope
d) Death
Why might the author have chosen to describe his idea this way? - “It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night.”
a) He wanted to compare the idea to a ghost, so the reader would think it was scary.
b) He uses alliteration so the audience can hear the echoing sounds of his thoughts.
c) He personifies the idea to show the intensity of his obsession. It almost becomes another character.
d) He exaggerates how much he thought about his idea, so the audience will believe him.
Based on the context clues, what is the best meaning of audacity? “In the enthusiasm of my confidence, I brought chairs into the room and desired them here to rest from their fatigues, while I myself, in the wild audacity of my perfect triumph...
a) Disrespect
b) Boldness
c) Eagerness
d) Cowardice
Based on the context clues, what is the best meaning of sagacity? “Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers—of my sagacity.”
a) Poor decision
b) Power
c) Intelligence
d) Courage
Which best describes why the author used the following comparison? - “One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture –.”
a) The onomatopoeia is used to communicate the sound to the heart.
b) The simile is used to connect the eye to something associated with death – the vulture.
c) The author personifies the eye so that it becomes a human character.
d) The hyperbole exaggerates the ugliness of the eye so that the reader will not like it.
Based on the context clues, what is the best meaning of dissimulation? “You should have seen how wisely I proceeded – with what caution – with what foresight – with what dissimulation I went to work.”
a) Effort
b) Shock
c) Disguise
d) Anger
Based on the context clues, what is the best meaning of vehemently? “I talked more quickly – more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased.
a) Passionately
b) Blankly
c) Carefully
d) Rudely
Where does the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” hide the old man’s body?
a) In a grave in the backyard.
b) In a closet.
c) Under the bed.
d) Under the floorboards.
Which passage below best represents inciting incident of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?
a) “I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.”
b) “The disease had sharpened my senses – not destroyed – not dulled them.”
c) “I admit the deed – tear up the planks! – here, here! – it is the beating of his hideous heart.”
d) “As the bell sounded the hour, there came a knocking at the street door.”
Which passage below best represents the climax of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?
a) “I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.”
b) “The disease had sharpened my senses – not destroyed – not dulled them.”
c) “But anything was better than this agony! Anything was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smi
d) “As the bell sounded the hour, there came a knocking at the street door.”
What does the narrator think he hears as “The Tell-Tale Heart” progresses?
a) The ticking of clocks.
b) The sounds of the neighbors.
c) A heart beating.
d) The old man’s increasingly loud groans.
In the exposition, what is the narrator is trying to convince the reader?
a) He is not insane.
b) The police are at the door.
c) The old man has woken up.
d) He is crazy.
Which aspect of the old man vexes the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?
a) His old house.
b) His clouded blue eye.
c) His children.
d) His wrinkled face.
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