Delusional
A. "But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded..."
B. "Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold...very gradually--I made up my mind to take the life of the old man..."
C. "The disease had sharpened my senses--not destroyed--not dulled them...observe how healthily--how calmly I can tell you the whole story."
D. "I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him."
C. "The disease had sharpened my senses--not destroyed--not dulled them...observe how healthily--how calmly I can tell you the whole story."
What does being sneaky have to do with the beginning of the story?
A. Being sneaky played a huge role since it was the main character trait the narrator shown with the old man.
B. Being sneaky did not play a role in the story
C. Being sneaky proved the narrator was determined to admire the old man at all cost.
C. Being sneaky proved the narrator was determined to admire the old man at all cost.
What definition of insanity best contributes to the story?
A. "the state of being seriously mentally ill; madness."
B. "extreme foolishness or irrationality."
C. " unsoundness of mind or lack of the ability to understand."
A. "the state of being seriously mentally ill; madness."
What quote shows the narrator is paranoid towards the end of the story?
A. "No! They heard! I was certain of it. They knew! Now it was they who were playing a game with me."
B. "My head hurt and there was a strange sound in my ears. I talked more, and faster."
C. "Suddenly I knew that the sound was not in my ears, it was not just inside my head. At that moment I must have become quite white."
A. "No! They heard! I was certain of it. They knew! Now it was they who were playing a game with me."
What part of the story symbolizes guilt?
A. The eye
B. The lantern
C. The heartbeat
D. All of the above
C. The heartbeat
How does the narrator view the old man?
A. With pure intentions in his heart
B. Kindhearted with a beautiful eye to match
C. Cruel person towards the narrator
D. Lazy old man that just sleeps
B. Kindhearted with a beautiful eye to match
What definition of sneaky best contributes to the story?
A. "marked by secrecy or slyness. a sneaky trick"
B. "behaving in a sly or secret manner"
C. none of the above
B. "behaving in a sly or secret manner"
What quote shows the narrator is going insane as the story develops?
A. "I rushed into the room, crying, “Die! Die!” The old man gave a loud cry of fear as I fell upon him and held the bedcovers tightly over his head."
B. "There was no sound. Yes. He was dead! Dead as a stone. His eye would trouble me no more!"
C. "For seven nights I did this, seven long nights, every night at midnight. Always the eye was closed, so it was impossible for me to do the work."
A. "I rushed into the room, crying, “Die! Die!” The old man gave a loud cry of fear as I fell upon him and held the bedcovers tightly over his head."
What causes paranoia in the narrator's mind?
A. The officers questioning him
B. The action of ending the old man
C. His aversive feelings toward the old man's "evil" eye
D. none of the above
C. His aversive feelings toward the old man's "evil" eye
What definition of guilty contributes to the story?
A. "having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law"
B. "characterized by, connected with, or involving guilt: guilty intent."
C. none of the above
A. "having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law"
What quote in the second paragraph helps the reader understand what the narrator's personality is like?
A. "...how calmly I can tell you the whole story."
B. "I think it was his eye!"
C. "I made up my mind to take the life of the old man..."
D. "...but once conceived, it haunted me day and night,"
C. "I made up my mind to take the life of the old man..."
How does the quote “I undid the lantern cautiously- oh, so cautiously- cautiously” show the narrator is sneaky?
A. This shows he's sneaky because he's cautious about how he handles things around him without trying to get caught.
B. This shows he's sneaky because he tries to not get caught up with his plan to end the life of the old man.
A. This shows he's sneaky because he's cautious about how he handles things around him without trying to get caught.
What kind of dialogue shows the narrator is crazy?
A. He uses uplifting words to show his love for the old man
B. He uses depressing words to show how he felt for the old man.
C. He uses specific details in a uncomfortable way to describe the beauty of the old man and his eye
D. none of the above
C. He uses specific details in a uncomfortable way to describe the beauty of the old man and his eye
How does paranoia best contribute to the narrator in tell tale heart?
A. The narrator doesn't actually want to kill the old man but instead has a fear of a fantasy of the Old Man's “evil” eye and this causes him to commit the murder.
B. Paranoia makes the narrator confess to his actions at the end to the officers. This lead up to him having a guilt feeling that haunted him.
C. In the story, paranoia caused the narrator to creep in the old man's room to watch over him every night at midnight.
A. The narrator doesn't actually want to kill the old man but instead has a fear of a fantasy of the Old Man's “evil” eye and this causes him to commit the murder.
What is a quote that shows guilt in the story?
A. "I stood quite still. For a whole hour I did not move."
B. "Still his heart was beating;"
C. "But anything was better than this agony!"
D. "I talked more, and faster. The sound became clearer."
C. "But anything was better than this agony!"
How does the beauty of the eye impact the narrator's delusion stage?
A. It makes the narrator fall in love with the old man.
B. The narrator becomes relieved with each look at the eye.
C. The narrator starts to believe he is more sane with the eye.
D. It drives the narrator to his well thought out plan of killing the old man.
D. It drives the narrator to his well thought out plan of killing the old man.
What quote best shows the narrator is determined to keep his cover?
A. "I fairly chuckled at the idea; and perhaps he heard me; for he moved on the bed suddenly..."
B. "I kept quite still and said nothing. For a whole hour I did not move a muscle."
C. "I moved it slowly--very, very slowly so that I might not disturb the old man's sleep."
D. "Upon the eighth night I was more than usually cautious in opening the door."
B. "I kept quite still and said nothing. For a whole hour I did not move a muscle."
How does insanity best contribute to the narrator in tell tale heart?
A. The narrator chose to make a plan to admire the beauty in the old man's eye every night
B. His insanity controlled his behaviors and pushed him into chopping up the old man & disposing the pieces like garbage.
C. The narrator's insanity drove him to put the evidence under the planks then confess to the officers about his actions.
B. His insanity controlled his behaviors and pushed him into chopping up the old man & disposing the pieces like garbage.
What quote shows the narrator is paranoid with getting caught?
A. "Every night about twelve o’clock I slowly opened his door. And when the door was opened wide enough I put my hand in, and then my head."
B. "He could not hear me there. He felt me there. Now he knew that Death was standing there."
C. "I put in my hand, with the covered light. Suddenly the old man sat straight up in bed and cried, “Who’s there??!”"
D. none of the above
D. none of the above
How does guilt contribute to the message in tell tale heart?
A. Guilt does not contribute to the message.
B. Guilt shows a symbolic way of showing how the narrator drives himself into confession through his own guilt.
C. Guilt proves people shouldn't listen to the voices in their head since it will lead them to make choices they'll later regret.
B. Guilt shows a symbolic way of showing how the narrator drives himself into confession through his own guilt.
The view of the eye caused the narrator so much aggravation.
A. True
B. False
A. True
How does suspense lead up to being sneaky in tell tale heart?
A. Suspense shows he is being sneaky and can't get caught trying to kill the old man. He will succeed in killing him, he hopes.
B. Suspense builds the story up by having the narrator's heartbeat illustrate what could happen if he were to get caught.
C. Both answers are correct.
C. Both answers are correct
How is mental health best shown in the story as it develops?
A. Mental health shows what can happen to certain people who let their inner thoughts eat them up
B. The narrator suffers from a feel of schizophrenia throughout the story showing he has a false sense of reality.
C. Both A and B
D. Mental health can be shown throughout the story by proving mentally ill people can be driven to make poor decisions in the end.
B. The narrator suffers from a feel of schizophrenia throughout the story showing he has a false sense of reality.
What definition of paranoid best contributes to the story?
A. "unreasonably or obsessively anxious, suspicious, or mistrustful."
B. "a person who is paranoid."
C. "characterized by or affected with the mental condition of paranoia."
D. none of the above
C. "characterized by or affected with the mental condition of paranoia."
How does guilt impact the narrator towards the end of the story the best?
A. The narrator starts to regret his decision towards the end of the story.
B. The officers start to blame the narrator once they see the guilt on his face
C. At the end of the story the narrator confesses his crime because he cannot afford the consequences
D. The narrator confesses his crime because his guilt starts to haunt him, he can no longer hold it in.
D. The narrator confesses his crime because his guilt starts to haunt him, he can no longer hold it in.