THE TELL-TALE HEART Flashcards
what is it about the old man that scares and angers the narrator of “the tell-tale heart”?
his clouded blue eye
what does the old man in “the tell-tale heart” do when he hears a noise on the eighth night?
he sits up and asks who’s there
where does the narrator hide the old man’s body?
under the floorboards
why does a neighbor call the police to the old man’s house?
he heard a shriek
what does the narrator start to think he hears after killing the old man?
a heart beating
as the story continues, how does the narrator’s mood change?
he becomes increasingly excited
why does the narrator finally confess to the murder?
he thinks the officers hear the heartbeat and are mocking him
which word is closest in meaning to “acute”?
a. dull
b. close
c. previous
d. sharp
d. sharp
expressing ridicule or contempt can be called…
a. attention
b. derision
c. revision
d. distinctness
b. derision
why does the narrator greet the old man so heartily every morning?
to reassure the old man
on what character trait does the narrator pride himself in?
his intelligence and his patience
on opening the door to the old man’s room on the eighth night, the narrator feels…
unexpectedly powerful
what is different about the old man’s reaction to the narrator’s intrusion on the eighth night?
he sits up and asks who is there
why does the narrator cast a beam of light on the old man’s face?
to look at the old man’s eye
why do the officers stay after they search the house and find nothing suspicious?
to talk further with the narrator
