Exploring The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

Christopher Lee narrates Edgar Allan Poe's Gothic tale, focusing on a narrator who insists on his sanity while describing his obsession with an old man's vulture-like eye. The narrator meticulously plans and executes the murder of the old man, driven by the eye's presence. Despite successfully hiding the body, the narrator's guilt manifests as a hallucination of the old man's beating heart, leading to his confession to the police.

What does the narrator claim about his mental state?

• He is nervous but not mad.

• He is completely mad.

• He is happy.

• He is indifferent.

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What specifically about the old man drives the narrator to contemplate murder?

• The old man's wealth.

• The old man's vulture-like eye.

• The old man's voice.

• The old man's behavior.

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How does the narrator describe his nightly visits to the old man's room?

• Aggressive and forceful.

• Slow and cautious.

• Loud and clumsy.

• Quick and careless.

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What happens when the narrator's thumb slips on the tin fastening?

• The old man wakes up and screams.

• The old man remains asleep.

• The narrator leaves the room.

• The lantern breaks.

How does the narrator kill the old man?

• By poisoning him.

• By stabbing him.

• By shooting him.

• By suffocating him with the bed.

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What does the narrator do with the old man's body?

• Throws it in the river.

• Hides it under the floorboards.

• Leaves it in the room.

• Buries it in the garden.

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How does the narrator react when the police arrive?

• He panics and runs away.

• He calmly invites them in.

• He hides in the attic.

• He confesses immediately.

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What causes the narrator to finally confess to the crime?

• He wants to be arrested.

• He hears the old man's heart beating.

• He feels guilty.

• The police find the body.

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What does the narrator claim to hear that drives him to confess?

• The sound of the wind.

• The beating of the old man's heart.

• The sound of footsteps.

• The old man's voice.

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What is the narrator's final action in the story?

• He admits to the murder.

• He attacks the police.

• He faints.

• He escapes from the police.

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