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"Detectives, we need your help! Help the detectives in Edgar Allan Poe’s famous short story, “The Tell Tale Heart.” find clues to help find evidence to prove who killed the old man. You must unlock the clues of his story piece by piece. Tips for Helping find the killer of the Old Man: Do a close read of each section of the story. Use your close reading skills and your knowledge of context clues, figurative language, and plot to unlock clues. ! Good luck!

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How does the narrator’s mention of his sharpened sense of hearing in paragraph 1 foreshadow the old man’s death?

It foreshadows the narrator’s decision to murder the old man partly due to his loud voice.

It foreshadows the narrator’s ability to hear the police coming to check on the old man.answer

It foreshadows the point when the old man’s heartbeat drives the narrator to kill him.ight answer

Read the excerpt from paragraph 2. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture—a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold. . . . How does the author create suspense in this excerpt?

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By repeating words to emphasize the narrator’s skill as a criminal

By identifying the source of the narrator’s irrational fear

By explaining why the narrator wants to avoid the old man

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In paragraph 4, the narrator describes going to the old man’s room every night around midnight. Why is he unable to commit the murder for the first seven nights?

He wants to be merciful, so he gives the old man a few more days to live.

He cannot sneak into the room because the old man is a restless sleeper.

He cannot see the old man’s eye, so he lacks the motivation to act.

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The author creates suspense in paragraph 4 by —

explaining the narrator’s reasons for the murder

describing the narrator’s anxiety and fear

showing the narrator’s repetitive actions

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Read the dictionary entry below. profound \prə-found´\ adj 1. showing great insight or understanding 2. deeply felt or held; intense 3. far-reaching 4. situated at a great depth Which definition best fits how the word profound is used in paragraph 4?

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In paragraphs 14–15, the narrator’s tone in describing his cleanup and first encounter with the police is one of —

melancholy

indifference

confidence

anxiety

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Poe’s extensive use of dashes in the last two paragraphs is effective because it —

helps readers to learn about the narrator’s true motives

highlights the narrator’s increased nervousness

slows down the story so it is easier for readers to understand

suggests that the police know every detail about the crime

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Which sentence best explain how Poe creates irony in the story?

The narrator’s neighbor hears the old man shriek and summons the police out of concern for his safety.

The narrator chooses to commit the murder in the middle of the night, when the old man is asleep

The narrator’s attempts to hide the murder actually result in him giving himself up to the police.

The narrator admits that he could not stop thinking about the old man and about his pale, filmy eye.

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Read the dictionary definition below. acute \ə-kyoot´\ adj 1. sharp or severe 2. keenly perceptive 3. less than ninety degrees 4. high in pitch Which definition best fits how the word acute is used in paragraph 1?

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Remember these notes and play them on the piano in the correct order

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...Keep playing

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...One more

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Use the magnifying glass to find the code and then insert it into the typewriter.

224

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The use of a first-person narrator in the story —

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allows readers to understand each character’s viewpoint

gives readers insight into the narrator’s unstable state of mind

helps explain how the characters are related to each other

After murdering the old man, the narrator becomes convinced that he can still hear the man’s heartbeat. What does this beating heart symbolize, or represent?

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The old man is still alive

His conscience

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Whose point of view is the Tell-Tale Heart told from?

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An unnamed narrator

Edgar Allen Poe

An old man

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