Characters
Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?
The Evil Eye
Where does the narrator dismember the old man's body?
The bathtub.
What does "sagacity" mean?
Intelligence
How does the narrator kill the old man?
He suffocates him.
Who is the author of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
Edgar Allan Poe
How many police officers arrived at the house?
Three
Where does the narrator bury the old man?
Under the floorboards.
What does "tattoo" mean in the story?
Rhythmic tapping or drumming.
Why does the narrator confess his crime?
He could not stop hearing the old man's heartbeat.
What is the Author's Purpose?
Entertain
To what does the narrator compare the eye?
A vulture's eye.
When does the narrator stalk the old man?
Midnight
What does "hearken" mean?
Listen
Why do the police come?
A neighbor heard a shriek.
To whom is the narrator speaking when he says, "You fancy me mad"?
The reader.
What sound(s) does the old man try to convince himself he hears after he wakes up in the middle of the night?
Wind in the chimney; Mouse crossing the floor; Cricket making a chirp
Where does the narrator kill the old man?
His bedroom (chamber)
What is derision?
Mocking ridicule or scorn.
What woke up the Old Man?
The narrator's thumb slipping on the lantern fastening.
What does the old man cry out after the narrator wakes him up?
"Who's there?"
Why doesn't the old man react to the light directly in his eye?
He is blind.
From where does the narrator hear the old man's heartbeat?
Under the floorboards.
What does dissimulation mean?
To hide one's thoughts.
What figurative language is "the room was black as pitch"?
Simile
What "new anxiety" seized the narrator while he was hearing the old man's heartbeat?
The heartbeat would be heard by a neighbor.