This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 29 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Resolved A) Firmly determined to do something. B) Annoyed, frustrated, or worried. C) Commanded ; ordered; directed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Firmly determined to do something. 2. Why does the narrator get anxious before killing the old man? A) He hears a knock at the door and knows he needs to act quickly. B) The old man calls the police and they say they are on their way. C) The old man yells for someone to help. D) The old man tries to run away. E) He could hear the old man's heart beating very loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) He could hear the old man's heart beating very loudly. 3. Another example of repetition in the text ..... A) 'Observe how healthily'. B) 'Very'. C) 'Would a madman have been so wise'. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Very'. 4. True or False:The narrator hated the old man and was mean to him. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Which word is a synonym for the word connotative? A) Implying. B) Disrespect. C) Boldness. D) Fearful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implying. 6. How did the narrator open the old man's door every night? A) With a key. B) By breaking it. C) By picking the lock. D) By turning the latch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By turning the latch. 7. How is the plot organized in Scope magazine's dramatic version of "The Tell Tale Heart" ? A) In two different acts. B) In four scenes. C) In four scenes and a prologue. D) In two acts with two scenes each. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In four scenes and a prologue. 8. A sound expressing pain A) Groan. B) Triumph. C) Acute. D) Concealment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groan. 9. Rachel was wary when she stepped into the haunted house, but she was encouraged by her friends. What does the word "wary" mean in the above sentence? A) Rachel was annoyed she had to go inside. B) Rachel was being charming and smooth when she went inside. C) Rachel was overly cautious about going inside. D) Rachel held herself back when she went inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rachel was overly cautious about going inside. 10. Overly suspicious A) Ruthless. B) Triumphant. C) Paranoid. D) Boastful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paranoid. 11. When the story is narrated from the perspective of "I" A) Second-Person. B) Third-Person Limited. C) First-Person. D) Third-Person Objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First-Person. 12. A wary person is probably ..... A) Cautious and careful. B) Annoyed and grumpy. C) Sad and upset. D) Happy and energetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cautious and careful. 13. If someone tells you not to smoke but they smoke everyday, they are a ..... A) Crevice. B) Hypocrite. C) Vehement. D) Audacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypocrite. 14. Wary A) Gloomy. B) Careful. C) Planning. D) Tormented. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Careful. 15. What is suspense? A) How tension is built throughout a story. B) One specific sign that tells the readers something will happen soon. C) The setting, conflict, and characters. D) Your mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How tension is built throughout a story. 16. Which word is a synonym for dreadful? A) Horrible. B) Unique. C) Enclose. D) Implied. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horrible. 17. Who is the author of Tell-Tale Heart? A) Edgar Allan Poe. B) Edward Alex Poe. C) Allan Poe Alexander. D) Ms. Coy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edgar Allan Poe. 18. With energy and passion A) Vehemently. B) Profound. C) Audacity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vehemently. 19. Which of the following points of view uses the pronouns I, me, my, and we? A) First Person. B) Second Person. C) Third Person Limited. D) Third Person Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Person. 20. Kay shook her head and ..... a yawn. A) Profound. B) Stifled. C) Hastily. D) Cunning. E) Vehement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stifled. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesThe Tell Tale Heart Quiz 1The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 2The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 3The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 4The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 5The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 6The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 7The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 8The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books