Narrator/Author
The narrator insisted that he was not
mad (insane)
What was the reason that the narrator killed the old man?
his eye vexed him (he believed the eye was evil)
How did the narrator kill the old man?
Smothered him with the mattress
After the old man was dead, what 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 narrator want to do to the old man?
kill him
During the week before the narrator killed the old man, how did he act towards him?
he was very kind to him
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?
No one's...it is really his guilty conscience
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-as a result waking the old man?
his finger slipped on the lantern making a noise
Why does the narrator confess?
He thinks the police can hear the old man's heart beating and they are just taunting him
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
What did the old man cry out when awakened?
'Who's there?'
Where did he take the police to rest from their fatigue?
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 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
The narrator IS insane because...
he commits pre-meditated murder