Tell-Tale Heart

What is it about the old man that scares and angers the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?

• His clouded blue eye

• His old house

• His children

• His pet snake

What does the old man in “The Tell-Tale Heart” do when he first hears a noise on the eighth night?

• He reaches for a gun

• He cries out in terror

• He walks to the door

• He sits up and asks who is there

Where does the narrator of the story hide the old man’s body?

• In a grave in the backyard

• In a closet

• Under a pile of blankets

• Under the floorboards

In the story, why does a neighbor call the police to the narrator’s house?

• He heard a shriek.

• He heard a loud repetitve thumping.

• He saw the murder through a window.

• He saw the murder in a dream.

What does the narrator start to believe he hears as “The Tell-Tale Heart” progresses?

• roar of the ocean

• the sounds of chatting neighbors

• the beating of the old man’s heart

• the old man’s increasing loud groans

On the eighth night, the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” grows furious. How do the old man’s feelings contrast with the narrator’s?

• The old man is calm.

• The old man is terrified.

• The old man is joyful.

• The old man is bored.

In the story, how does the narrator’s mood change as the police officers sit and chat at his house?

• He becomes increasing curious.

• He becomes increasingly upset.

• He becomes increasingly calm.

• He becomes increasingly happy.

In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” why does the narrator final confess to the murder?

• He wants to shock the police officers.

• He thinks the officers hear the heartbeat and are mocking him.

• The neighbors hears a shriek.

• He wants to be rewarded for the intelligence of his murder plan.

Which of the narrator's senses was acute in the beginning of the story?

• Hearing
• Sight
• Smell
• Taste

What did the narrator try to convince you that he was NOT?

• Stupid
• Evil
• Smart
• Mad