Tell-Tale Heart 1
Tell-Tale Heart 2
Tell-Tale Heart 3
Tell-Tale Heart 4
Tell-Tale Heart 5
100
How many policeman were at the door,when they knocked?
There were three policeman at the door.
100
When does the narrator kill the man? What night is it?
The narrator kills the man on the 8th night.
100

At what time of day does the story take place? 

At night

100
Where does the story take place? What is the setting?
The story takes place in the old man’s house, specifically in his bedroom. It also takes place in a city.
100

What is the climax of the story?

When the narrator kills the old man OR when he shouts out his admission 

200
Why did the narrator confess his crime?
He confesses out of guilt.
200
How does the narrator kill the old man, and where does the narrator put the body when he is killed?
The narrator kills the old man, by dragging the bed on top of his body. He then hides the body underneath floor boards.
200
What is an example of suspense in the story?
Judged by us.
200
Why does the man want to kill the old man in the story?
Because of his eyes, and the man’s insanity drives him to kill the old man.
200
Who’s heartbeat was beating in the story?
It was the man psyching himself out, hence the pace of his own heart beating louder and louder.
300
How does the MAN change?
The man changes as his confidence lowers and his guilt takes him over at the end making him reveal himself.
300
Why did the narrator take pleasure in killing the man?
Because he was bothered by the old mans eye and once he killed the old man the eye was also gone and the thing that bothered him was over.
300
What is the POV in the story, could it have been told in a different POV?
The story is written in first person.If were to be written in 3rd person, for example. The reader would not have to piece facts together. Also, the reader would not feel the as suspenseful in third person. Therefore it could not be written in a different POV.
300

What is a key theme of the story?

Madness / mental health

300
What are the conflicts in the story? Explain your decisions.
There are two conflicts in the story, person vs person and person vs self. The story contains person vs person, because it is the narrator vs. the old man. It is person vs.self. because there is a lot of internal conflict within the man.
400
What character trait does this sentence reveal about the narrator: "I know what the old felt, and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart."
insanity
400
What brings the police officers to the house?
neighbors reported hearing a shriek
400
While visiting with the police officers, what happens to change his sense of security?
his own nervousness causes his own heart beat to increase making him think it is the old man's heart beating
400
Describe two things that Poe uses to show that the narrator is mad.
moves VERY SLOWLY; laughs at strange times; visits 7 times before killing the old man
400
What two things were the narrator obsessed over?
the eye; the heart beat
500
How was the narrator feeling at the opening of the story?
nervous
500

What character trait does the narrator seem to have a strong sense of throughout the story? (relief, pride, or fear)

fear and / or pride

500

What is different about the old man's reaction to the narrator's visit on the eighth night?

He wakes up and asks "Who's there?"

500
Why is the narrator kind to the old man before he kills him?
he actually likes the old man; OR he wants to keep him from becoming suspicious
500
What had sharpened the Narrators senses? 

The "disease" 

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