Tell Tale Heart

Question 1

Who is the author of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’?

Answer 1

Edgar Allan Poe

Question 2

What literary technique is primarily used to convey the narrator’s mental state?

Answer 2

First-person point of view

Question 3

True or False: The narrator of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ is reliable.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Fill in the blank: The narrator insists he is not _____ despite his actions.

Answer 4

mad

Question 5

What does the beating heart symbolize in the story?

Answer 5

Guilt and conscience

Question 6

Which technique does Poe use to create suspense in the story?

Answer 6

Dramatic irony

Question 7

What is the setting of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’?

Answer 7

An old man’s house

Question 8

What is the climax of the story?

Answer 8

The confession of the murder

Question 9

Identify one major theme in ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’.

Answer 9

The effects of guilt

Question 10

True or False: The old man’s eye is a source of obsession for the narrator.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What phrase does the narrator use to describe the old man’s eye?

Answer 11

Vulture eye

Question 12

What is the narrative perspective of the story?

Answer 12

First-person

Question 13

What technique does Poe use to create a sense of urgency?

Answer 13

Repetition

Question 14

How does the story end?

Answer 14

The narrator confesses to the murder

Question 15

What is the significance of the title ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’?

Answer 15

It refers to the heart revealing the narrator’s guilt

Question 16

True or False: The narrator kills the old man for his wealth.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

What emotion drives the narrator to commit murder?

Answer 17

Hatred towards the old man’s eye

Question 18

Fill in the blank: The narrator describes hearing the old man’s heart _____ after the murder.

Answer 18

beating

Question 19

Which literary device is used in the phrase ‘I felt that my senses were acute’?

Answer 19

Hyperbole

Question 20

What does the narrator do to the body after the murder?

Answer 20

Hides it beneath the floorboards

Question 21

Identify one example of irony in the story.

Answer 21

The narrator believes he is clever, but he is ultimately caught.

Question 22

What is the tone of ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’?

Answer 22

Nervous and anxious

Question 23

How does the narrator describe his feelings before the murder?

Answer 23

He feels heightened senses and excitement.

Question 24

What does the narrator compare the old man’s eye to?

Answer 24

A vulture

Question 25

What is the significance of the police officers’ visit?

Answer 25

It leads to the narrator’s confession.

Question 26

True or False: The narrator believes he has committed the perfect crime.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What does the narrator hear that drives him to confess?

Answer 27

The sound of the beating heart

Question 28

What does the narrator mean by ‘it is the beating of his own heart’?

Answer 28

He realizes his guilt is overwhelming him.

Question 29

Fill in the blank: The story explores the theme of _____ and its psychological effects.

Answer 29

guilt

Question 30

What kind of imagery does Poe use to enhance the horror in the story?

Answer 30

Vivid and detailed imagery

Question 31

What does the old man’s heart represent in the context of the story?

Answer 31

The narrator’s conscience

Question 32

How does Edgar Allan Poe create tension in the narrative?

Answer 32

Through pacing and suspenseful language

Question 33

Identify a key quote that exemplifies the narrator’s madness.

Answer 33

‘True! –nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?’