Tell Tale Heart

Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?

• He wants the old man's gold
• He hates the old man
• Kill him? Who said anything about killing him?!
• The old man's eye vexes him

Where does the narrator hide the old man's corpse?

• In the closet
• He buries it in the yard
• He buries it in the floorboards
• He dumps it in the river

How does the narrator murder the old man?

• Murder him? Who said anything about murder?!
• He smothers him with the mattress
• He poisons him at breakfast
• He stabs him in the heart

 Why do you infer the narrator finally admitted to his crime?

• He realized he was wrong and knew he should pay for his crime.
• The ghost of the old man was haunting him, and he wanted it to stop.
• The officers tricked him into admitting the deed.
• The noises he was hearing were driving him insane and he couldn’t take it.

In the beginning, why does the narrator say, "...very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! but why will you say that I am mad?"

• explaining to the reader he is nervous

• proving to the reader that he is not crazy

• answering that he is really angry

How does the narrator feel when he opens the lantern and sees the old man's open eye?

• Afraid
• Calm
• Furious
• Silly

When the police knock on the door, the narrator opens the door with a light heart.  Why?

• He is having a great hair day
• He just won the lottery
• He just woke up from a great nap
• He thinks he has cleaned up all of the evidence of the murder

The author builds suspense by--

• not revealing what the crime will be

• having the narrator watch the sleeping victim for seven nights in a row.

• having the narrator explain how clever he is

• describing what is done with the victim's body

If a person is described as having SAGACITY, it is because they are...

• impatient

• young

• wise

• good looking

Who is the narrator of the story? Who is telling the story?

• The old man

• The madman