This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > The Tell Tale Heart > The Tell Tale Heart – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Tell Tale Heart Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does the narrator feel about the old man? A) He has forgotten him. B) He hates him. C) He loves him. D) He wants to spend more time with him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He loves him. 2. In paragraph 2, the narrator says he forms his plan because ..... A) He wants the old man's gold. B) The old man insults him. C) He can't stand the old man's eye. D) The old man wrongs him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He can't stand the old man's eye. 3. Fearless or bold behavior A) Hearken. B) Audacity. C) Sagacity. D) Suppositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Audacity. 4. V. to grow gradually less A) Acute. B) Reposed. C) Waned. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waned. 5. What is the overall tone of the narrator in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'? A) Intense and paranoid. B) Calm and collected. C) Happy and cheerful. D) Indifferent and apathetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intense and paranoid. 6. What is the definition of concealment? A) To open up and reveal a secret to someone. B) To hide something or prevent it from being known. C) To have no secrets at all. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To hide something or prevent it from being known. 7. A train is a dragon that roars through the dark He wriggles his tail as he sends up a spark. He pierces the night with his one yellow eye, And all the Earth trembles as he rushes by. A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 8. Moves in a nervous way A) Confess. B) Revolting. C) Mocking. D) Fidgets. E) Ghastly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fidgets. 9. What is a synonym for the word 'Tattoo'? A) Piercing. B) Ink. C) Body art. D) Tapping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tapping. 10. With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly. A) Stifled. B) Profound. C) Vehement. D) Cunning. E) Hastily. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Hastily. 11. High intelligence; sound judgment A) Disassemble. B) Resolved. C) Cunningly. D) Sagacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sagacity. 12. Definition of scantlings: A) A piece of lumber of small cross section. B) Serving to define or identify as distinct from others. C) A willingness to take bold risks. D) The quality of being suave in manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A piece of lumber of small cross section. 13. Conspicuous (stands out) or noteworthy A) Eminent. B) Stealthily. C) Leisurely. D) Derision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eminent. 14. What does the word 'supposition' mean in the context of the story? A) Concealment of thoughts. B) Highly insightful. C) An uncertain belief. D) Highly perceptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An uncertain belief. 15. To not be detected, the woman (a) tiptoed down the stairs. A) Derisioned. B) Vexes. C) Audacity. D) A cunningly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A cunningly. 16. What is the definition of foresight? A) The ability to see. B) The ability to see into the past. C) The ability to predict the future. D) The ability to make glasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ability to predict the future. 17. What is a synonym for the word 'Gaily'? A) Cheerfully. B) Mournfully. C) Sadly. D) Merrily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheerfully. 18. The library was full of students studying for the final exams. Robert and Rome were studying for math. William and Tiana were studying for science. A) Second person. B) Third person limited. C) Third person objective. D) First person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third person objective. 19. He was too ..... to make a careless mistake. A) Wary. B) Acute. C) Vexed. D) Refrained. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wary. 20. Which example of imagery would help create a somber, or sad, mood? A) Paint peeled from the walls of the silent, empty playroom. B) The roses on the table filled the kitchen with a sweet smell. C) Cool, clear water bubbled up from the secret spring. D) A warm breeze blew along the sunny beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paint peeled from the walls of the silent, empty playroom. 21. What does the word 'impression' mean? A) Idea or mental image. B) Bring about; set up. C) Strong effect. D) Different from the others; special. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idea or mental image. 22. Which of the following means the writer's attitude toward his/her subject or topic? A) Figurative Language. B) Imagery. C) Hyperbole. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. 23. Both women ..... deny the charges against them. A) Vexed. B) Derision. C) Stifled. D) Vehemently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vehemently. 24. Talked in a friendly, informal way A) Yell. B) Scream. C) Whisper. D) Chatted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chatted. 25. Each time I've come close to being caught, I cunningly slipped away. What does the word "cunningly" mean in the above sentence? A) I was annoyed and irritated as I got away. B) I was was cautious and distrustful as I got away. C) I was able to disguise the way I got away. D) I was able to sneakily get away in a smart and thoughtful way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was able to sneakily get away in a smart and thoughtful way. 26. What did the narrator mistake the officers' smiles for? A) Pity. B) Mockery. C) Confusion. D) Friendliness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mockery. 27. What is a synonym for the word 'Gesticulations'? A) Gestures. B) Actions. C) Motions. D) Movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gestures. 28. Which sentence best expresses the meaning of the word 'hearken' A) He refused to hearken to my words of wisdom. B) She stopped to hearken her shoe. C) It is always good to hearken your voice. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He refused to hearken to my words of wisdom. 29. In paragraph 17, the narrator says, "Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God! ..... no, no! They heard! ..... they suspected! ..... they knew! ..... they were making a mockery of my horror! ..... this I thought, and this I think." Here, the narrator seems to think the police are ..... A) Making fun of him. B) Unable to hear the noise. C) Completely fooled. D) Not interested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making fun of him. 30. A summary of a fiction story focuses mainly on ..... A) Plot. B) Characters. C) Theme. D) Setting. 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