This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 53 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It drives me crazy when my phone falls down into the ..... between the seat and the middle console. My hand isn't skinny enough to wedge itself down in the small space! A) Wary. B) Profound. C) Foresight. D) Crevice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crevice. 2. What does the beating heart symbolize in the story? A) Hope and redemption. B) Fear and regret. C) Love and forgiveness. D) Life and guilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Life and guilt. 3. Why do you infer the narrator greets the old man so heartily every morning? A) Because the narrator truly cares about him. B) Because it is a habit. C) Because the narrator is a very cheerful person. D) Because the narrator doesn't want the old man to be suspicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because the narrator doesn't want the old man to be suspicious. 4. To irritate A) Suavity. B) Harken. C) Audacity. D) Vex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vex. 5. The story's main character or hero A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Narrator. D) Third person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protagonist. 6. "It is good to be wary of strangers."What does wary mean? A) Kind. B) Angry. C) Careful. D) Give them a gift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Careful. 7. To disguise, to pretend A) Skulk. B) Refrained. C) Agape. D) Disassemble. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disassemble. 8. What sound did the narrator hear while the officers were in the room? A) A ringing in the ears. B) A loud scream. C) A knocking at the door. D) A whispering voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A ringing in the ears. 9. What is the best definition of scantlings? A) Very little of something. B) Small wooden beams supporting the floor. C) Trash or litter left behind. D) Energetic gestures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Small wooden beams supporting the floor. 10. Smiles and suavity will only get you so far on a romantic date. What does the word "suavity" mean in the above sentence? A) Being smart and using good judgment will always get you a date. B) Using lots of hand gestures will get you a date. C) Being careful and cautious will only get you so far while on a date. D) Being charming will only get you so far while on a date. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being charming will only get you so far while on a date. 11. When smoke arises from most chimneys, you know that winter has come. Arises means ..... A) Comes up; moves upward. B) Wakes up. C) Falling down. D) Going side to side. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comes up; moves upward. 12. True or False, the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" is The Old Man. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. What is the definition of 'iridescent'? A) Dull. B) Quiet. C) Shiny. D) Rude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shiny. 14. What does the narrator say the reader mistakes for madness? A) Overacuteness of the senses. B) His planning. C) Going into the room. D) Opening the lantern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overacuteness of the senses. 15. Felicity A) A pleasing quality or manner; happiness. B) To attract or interest someone. C) Having virtually unlimited power or influence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A pleasing quality or manner; happiness. 16. Do you mark me well? A) Do you hear me?. B) Do you give me a good grade?. C) Do you see my point of view?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do you hear me?. 17. Match the definition:A little bit. A) Trifle. B) Vehemently. C) Mockery. D) Fury. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trifle. 18. Synonym for passionately A) Vehemently. B) Sagacity. C) Audacity. D) Acute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vehemently. 19. The boy creeped ..... into his house after curfew. A) Stealthily. B) Stifled. C) Distracted. D) Hideous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stealthily. 20. When the narrator tells the story of "he" or "she" and reveals one character's thoughts or feelings A) Third-Person Objective. B) First-Person. C) Third-Person Limited. D) Third-Person Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third-Person Limited. ← 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