Narrator/Author
The Plan
The Murder
The Two C's
He IS insane
100
What had the madness done for the narrator's senses?
Sharpened them; made them acute
100
What was the reason that the narrator killed the old man?
The narrator killed the old man because his eye vexed (bothered) him.
100
How did the narrator kill the old man?
Smothered with mattress
100
After the old man was dead, what two acts did the narrator do to conceal the body?
1. He dismembered it and 2. Placed it beneath the floor boards
100
Read this line from 'The Tell Tale Heart'. 'He shreiked 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.
200
What does the villainous narrator strongly want us, the readers, to believe?
He wants us to believe that he is not insane.
200
During the week before the narrator killed the old man, how did he act towards him?
The narrator was never kinder to the old man.
200
Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man on the first night?
The eye was closed - the old man was sleeping.
200
Why were the police sent to the house?
A neighbor heard a shriek.
200
Whose heart beat does the narrator really hear?
His own.
300
Who is the author of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?
Edgar Allan Poe
300
How long did it take the narrator to place his head into the door so that he could see the old man?
One hour
300
What did the narrator do by accident-as a result waking the old man?
His finger slipped on the lantern making a noise
300
How many police officers were at the door?
Three
300
What is the beating heart a symbol of?
The narrator's guilt.
400
To whom is the narrator telling the story?
To us, the readers (it is a confession after he killed the old man)
400
On what night did the narrator commit the murder?
The narrator killed the old man on the eighth night.
400
What did the old man cry out when awakened?
'Who's there?'
400
Where did the narrator take the police to sit?
The old man's chamber.
400
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
500
What does the old man's eye look like?
It looks like a vulture's eye, pale blue with a thin veil or film over it.
500
What is the relationship between the old man and the narrator?
Their relationship is not clear. However we do know that the old man has money.
500
How many times did the old man shriek?
Once, and only once.
500
How does the narrator explain the old man's absence?
The narrator tells the police that the old man is in the country.
500
To what does the narrator compare the sound of the beating heart?
'A watch enveloped in cotton'
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