The Tell-Tale Heart
What physical feature of the old man disturbs the narrator?
His pale blue, vulture-like eye.
What is stolen from the main character's cabinet?
His expensive whiskey
What is the name of the technologically advanced room that creates realistic environments?
The nursery
What is the name of the young man who checks into the bed-and-breakfast?
First and Last
Billy Weaver
What does Mary Maloney use to kill her husband?
A frozen leg of lamb
How does the narrator hide the old man's body after murdering him?
He cuts it up and hides it beneath the floorboards.
What does the main character do to get back at the person who stole from him?
He poisons the whiskey
What environment does the room repeatedly display?
A hot African veldt with lions.
What does the landlady ask Billy to do shortly after he arrives?
Sign the guestbook.
Where does Mary go after killing her husband to help establish an alibi?
The grocery store
Why do the police officers come to the house?
A neighbor heard a scream during the night.
What is the first and last name of the main character?
Judson Webb
Why do the screams the parents hear sound familiar?
It is their screams
What do the two previous guests, Christopher Mulholland and Gregory Temple, have in common with Billy?
They were both young men.
What is Mary's husband's name?
Patrick
What type of irony occurs at the end when the narrator suddenly confesses his crime?
Situational Irony
What caused the main character to slip and fall?
What two things are found in the nursery that foreshadow what happens to the parents?
The dad's chewed up wallet, and the mom's bloody scarf
Why does Billy recognize the names of the two previous guests?
He believes he has seen their names in newspaper headlines.
What is the dramatic irony at the end of the story?
We know that the police are eating the murder weapon but they don't
What does the sound of the beating heart most likely symbolize near the end of the story?
The narrator's guilt or guilty conscience.
What is the name of the person who finds the main character at the end of the story?
Alec
What are the names of each character in the story?
The two parents, their two kids, and the psychologist
100 points for each name
George and Lydia Hadley
Peter and Wendy
David McClean
What two animals does the main character notice in the bed-and-breakfast?
A dachshund and a parrot.
What is the name of the grocer Mary talks to?
Sam