Why did the narrator kill the old man?

Because of his pale blue eye. "I loved the old man...a pale blue eye, with film over it." (Poe 2)

How did the narrator kill the old man?

By pulling a heavy bed over him. "In an instant I dragged him to the floor, and pulled the heavy bed over him." (Poe 11)

Where did the narrator put the old man's body parts after he killed him?

Under the planks in the floor. "while I myself, in the wild audacity of my perfect triumph, placed my own seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim" (Poe 14)

When there was a knock at the door after the old man's death, the narratoropened the door with a light heart. Why?

e thought everything was cleaned up with no evidence of blood. "There was nothing to wash out...I had been too wary for that." (Poe 13)

How did the police find out the man had killed the old man?

The narrator shrieked "I admit the deed!" (Poe 18)

What was the tell-tale heart?

It was the narrator's heart. He thought he was hearing the old man's heart but it was actually his. He was getting more anxious per minute.

In what way has the old man previously wronged the narrator?

In absolutely no way. "I loved the old man. He had never wronged me" (Poe 2)

The narrator claims that his attitude toward the old man has always been

Loving. "I loved the old man" (Poe 2)

How long did it take for the narrator to place head into the door so he could kill the old man?

An hour. "It took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so far that I could see him as he lay upon his bed." (Poe 3)

How many times did the old man shriek?

Once. "He shrieked once-once only" (Poe 11)

Why was the narrator confident in himself after he killed the old man and put the old man under the plank?

Because his plan was supirior. He was proud on how excently it was executed.

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The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart Quiz

Question	Answer
How was the narrator feeling at the opening of the story?	Nervous. "You should have seen me. You should have seen how...with what dissimulation" (Poe 3)
What sense was acute in the beginning of the story?	Hearing. "Above all was the sense of hearing acute...I heard many things in hell" (Poe 1)
Why did the narrator kill the old man?	Because of his pale blue eye. "I loved the old man...a pale blue eye, with film over it." (Poe 2)
How did the narrator kill the old man?	By pulling a heavy bed over him. "In an instant I dragged him to the floor, and pulled the heavy bed over him." (Poe 11)
Where did the narrator put the old man's body parts after he killed him?	Under the planks in the floor. "while I myself, in the wild audacity of my perfect triumph, placed my own seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim" (Poe 14)
When there was a knock at the door after the old man's death, the narratoropened the door with a light heart. Why?	e thought everything was cleaned up with no evidence of blood. "There was nothing to wash out...I had been too wary for that." (Poe 13)
How did the police find out the man had killed the old man?	The narrator shrieked "I admit the deed!" (Poe 18)
What was the tell-tale heart?	It was the narrator's heart. He thought he was hearing the old man's heart but it was actually his. He was getting more anxious per minute.
In what way has the old man previously wronged the narrator?	In absolutely no way. "I loved the old man. He had never wronged me" (Poe 2)
The narrator claims that his attitude toward the old man has always been	Loving. "I loved the old man" (Poe 2)
What the madness done to the senses of the narrator?	Sharpened them.
How long did it take for the narrator to place head into the door so he could kill the old man?	An hour. "It took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so far that I could see him as he lay upon his bed." (Poe 3)
How many times did the old man shriek?	Once. "He shrieked once-once only" (Poe 11)
What was it that made the narrator confess that it was him?	The beating oh his own heart.
acute	sharp; quick
Why was the narrator confident in himself after he killed the old man and put the old man under the plank?	Because his plan was supirior. He was proud on how excently it was executed.
vehemently	passionately; forcefully

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