This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 35 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A metaphor is ..... A) Words that rhyme. B) A comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comparison between two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as. 2. The entire story is written in ..... tense, meaning it must be a ..... A) Past tense; linear plotline. B) Present tense; linear plotline. C) Present tense; flashback. D) Past tense; flashback. E) Future tense; silly story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past tense; flashback. 3. Which option describes the old man's eye A) Vulture eye. B) Big eye. C) Bird eye. D) Pirate eye. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vulture eye. 4. ..... danger is the most dangerous because you don't see it. A) Unperceived. B) Perceived. C) Audacity. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unperceived. 5. Vehemently means ..... A) Putting on false appearances. B) Passionate and intense manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Passionate and intense manner. 6. If you are a wary person, you are ..... A) Cautious. B) Mean. C) Short. D) Smart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cautious. 7. Stopped yourself from doing something you want to do A) Detected. B) Concealment. C) Refrained. D) Corpse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refrained. 8. Infer the meaning of manner in the following: A) A person's outward bearing or way of behaving towards others. B) A bloodstain is a mark on a surface caused by blood. C) Very loud and clear, like the sound a bell or alarm makes. D) A long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person's outward bearing or way of behaving towards others. 9. Where was the corpse concealed (hidden)? A) In the fridge. B) Under the floor boards. C) Under the narrator's bed. D) No where. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under the narrator's bed. 10. Gesticulation means A) Wariness. B) Energetic gestures. C) Ridicule. D) Cautious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energetic gestures. 11. A character's personality, quality, or character trait (It is almost always true) A) Tone. B) Theme. C) Mood. D) Voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voice. 12. Who is the narrator of the story? A) The old man. B) The police. C) The neighbors. D) The murderer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The murderer. 13. Ridicule; make fun of A) Mockery. B) Blather. C) Sagacity. D) Waned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mockery. 14. Conceive means A) To be happy all the time. B) To understand something which is complex. C) To think of doing something /come up with an idea. D) There is no such word as conceive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To think of doing something /come up with an idea. 15. How does the narrator kill the old man? A) He puts the old man in the basement and nails the door shut. B) He ties the old man to a chair. C) He suffocates the old man with a mattress. D) He takes the old man's eyes. E) The old man dies peacefully in his sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He suffocates the old man with a mattress. 16. How long did it take the narrator to accomplish his goal? A) 6 nights. B) 7 nights. C) 8 nights. D) 9 nights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8 nights. 17. What is the definition of an "external" conflict? A) A struggle between a character and an outside force. B) A problem within the story. C) A struggle that a character has within him/her self. D) A problem caused by the protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A struggle between a character and an outside force. 18. Define the word foresight A) To stop. B) In a hurry and without carefulness. C) In a smooth graceful manner. D) Predict what will happen in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Predict what will happen in the future. 19. V. urged, compelled A) Vexed. B) Bade. C) Reposed. D) Acute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bade. 20. Pieces of lumber (wood) of small cross section. A) Scantlings. B) Audacity. C) Sagacity. D) Profound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scantlings. ← 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