Narrator/Author
What had the madness done for the narrator's senses?
Sharpened them
What was the reason that the narrator killed the old man?
his eye vexed him
How did the narrator kill the old man?
Smothered with mattress
After the old man was dead, what two acts did the narrator do to conceal the body?
dismembered it and placed it beneath the floor boards
Read this line from 'The Tell Tale Heart'. 'He shrieked once...I dragged him to the floor, and pulled the bed over him. I SMILED GAILY, to find the deed so far done.' Why did the narrator say 'I smiled gaily'?
He had nothing to fear or he is enjoying the killing of the old man
What does the Villainous Narrator strongly want readers to believe?
That he is not insane
During the week before the narrator killed the old man, how did he act towards him?
he was never kinder to the old man
Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man on the first night?
The eye was closed - the old man was sleeping
Why were the police sent to the house?
a neighbor heard a shriek
Whose heart beat does the narrator hear?
His own but he THINKS it belongs to the old man
Who is the author of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?
Edgar Allan Poe
How long did it take the narrator to place his head into the door so that he could see the old man?
One hour
What did the narrator do by accident, and as a result, waking the old man?
his finger slipped on the lantern making a noise
How many police were at the door?
Three
What is the beating heart a symbol of?
The narrator's guilt
To whom is the narrator telling the story?
To us, the readers (it is made like a confession after the fact)
On what night did the narrator commit the murder?
the eighth night
Where did he take the police to rest from their fatigues?
The old man's chamber
The narrator claims that he is not insane because of the way he can tell us the story. How does he say he can tell the story?
Calmly
What era was 'The Tell-Tale Heart' written?
the 1800s
What is the relationship between the old man and the narrator?
He rooms in the old man's house/caretaker
How many times did the old man shriek?
Once, and only once
How does the narrator explain the old man's absence?
He is in the country
To what does the narrator compare the sound of the beating heart to?
'A watch enveloped in cotton'