The Tell-Tale Heart

Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?

• The old man insulted his girl friend.

• He wants the old man's gold.

• He does not like the old man's eye.

• The old man treats him badly.

Why does narrator not kill the old man the first seven nights?

• The narrator felt bad about what he was doing.

• The old man woke up to the sound of the creaking floor.

• The old man was awake reading.

• The old man's eye was always closed.

Which words describe the narrator?

• careful

• impatient

• deceptive

• insane

From what perspective is the story narrated?

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person

What makes the narrator hurry to murder the old man?

• He was afraid the neighbors would hear.

• The clock ticking.

• The sound of the old man's heart.

• The narrator drops his lantern.

Why do the police come to the narrator's house?

• The police heard banging while out on patrol.

• They were looking for an escaped mental patient.

• The old man called the police.

• A neighbor called the police.

What are the things the narrator did to cover up his crime?

• He puts the old man under the floorboards.

• He is nice to the police.

• He burns the clothes he was wearing.

• He chopped up the old man's body in the bathtub.

How does the narrator get caught?

• The police trick him.

• A witness told the police what happened.

• The police coerce the narrator into confessing.

• He admits it because he thinks the police already know.