Tell Tale Heart

Which of the narrator's senses does he say is most sharp?

• sight

• hearing

• smell

Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?

• the old man hurt him

• the narrator wants his money

• the old man's eye haunted him

Why is the narrator unable to kill the old man each night he goes to his room?

• the old man's eyes were closed so he couldn't see "the eye"

• the old man begged not to

• the old man had his bedroom door locked

what do we learn about the narrator from the following line, "I pitied the old man, but I laughed in my heart"

• he is cruel and evil

• he is kind and caring

• he is calm and indifferent

why does the old man sit up in bed and say "it is nothing but the wind. it is only a mouse crossing the floor. it is merely a cricket"

• he is trying calm his fears

• he is trying to figure out the sounds

• he cannot get back to sleep because of the noises

what sound on the eighth night causes the narrator to feel anxious?

• a groan

• a heartbeat

• a chuckle

what worries the narrator the most about the sound he hears on the eighth night?

• it was made by a ghost

• the neighbors will hear

• someone was watching him

how does the narrator murder the old man?

• he suffocated the old man

• he stabs the old man in the heart

• he poisons the old man in the heart

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

• in the basement

• in the floor

• under the bed

what do we learn about the narrator when he asks the police officers to sit and rest in the same room where he's hidden the body?

• he's confident

• he 's careless

• he's rude