The Tell-Tale Heart

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Which sense is the narrator referring to when he mentions 'over-acuteness of the senses'?

  • Touch
  • Taste
  • Sight
  • Hearing (correct)

What sound did the narrator hear that excited him to uncontrollable terror?

  • A drum beating
  • A scream
  • A door creaking
  • A watch ticking (correct)

What does the narrator compare the beating of the old man's heart to?

  • A bird chirping
  • A car engine revving
  • A clock ticking
  • A drum beating (correct)

What time of day does the narrator mention when he says 'at the dead hour of the night'?

<p>Night (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the narrator say about his state of mind in the passage?

<p>He is nervous and terrified (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what sound did the narrator hear that increased his fury?

<p>A watch being enveloped in cotton (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the narrator do to try to maintain his steady gaze on the old man's eye?

<p>He held the lantern motionless (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the narrator say about the old man's terror?

<p>It must have been extreme (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the narrator say about the noise he heard in the old house?

<p>It excited him to uncontrollable terror (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the narrator describe his state of mind in the passage?

<p>He is nervous (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

The narrator hears a low, dull, quick sound, similar to a watch enveloped in cotton

  • The sound is identified as the beating of the old man's heart
  • The sound increases the narrator's fury
  • The beating of the heart becomes louder and quicker
  • The old man's terror must have been extreme
  • The narrator becomes uncontrollably terrified by the strange noise
  • The narrator refrains from acting for a few more minutes
  • The noise continues to grow louder and quicker
  • The narrator reveals they are nervous
  • The noise excites the narrator to uncontrollable terror
  • The narrator refrains from acting for a few more minutes
  • The passage repeats the previous text

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