Plot
"I am not mad"
The act or power of foreseeing
Foresight
What is the setting of the story?
The old man's house
What characteristic of the old man does the narrator hate?
His Eye
What does the narrator kill the old man with?
His own bed
On what night did the narrator kill the old man?
The Eight
An emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime.
Awe
When the narrator says that he didn't move for an hour, what type of irony is that?
Verbal Irony
How does the narrator treat the old man up until his death?
Kindly
Where did the narrator have the police sit?
On top of the old man's remains, in his bedroom.
What does the narrator do to make sure the police do not find the body?
He hides it under the floorboards and puts chairs over it, as well as concealing all the blood by catching it with a bucket.
A state of resting after exertion or strain
Reposed
What is the climax of the story?
When the narrator kills the old man
What does the old man feel when he realizes that he’s about to die?
Terror, Horror
What is one of the things the narrator does to mask the sound in his ear?
He yells and he grates his chair across the floor.
What do the police do after they come inside?
Sit down and begin to chat
Of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment
Sagacity
What does the narrator tell the police about where the old man is?
What does the disease do to the narrator?
It heightens his senses
What does the narrator describe as sounding like “A watch enveloped in cotton”?
The beating of the old man's heart.
When did the narrator finish killing the old man?
4:00
A small quantity, amount, or proportion
Scantling
The narrator hears what sound while the police chat?
The beating of a heart
What points does the narrator make to prove that he isn't mad?
A mad man wouldn't be so clever as to do this.
The disease did not make her mad.
What animal is heard chirping in the story?
Deathwatches