Why do you think the police stayed so long?

The narrator was acting suspicious

Why does the narrator speak more excitedly as the night went on?

He was trying to cover up the sound of the beating heart

What causes the narrator to confess?

The beating of the old man's heart

How does the narrator relate to the old man before he kills him?

He also involuntarily screams in the middle of the night

What makes the narrator finally kill the old man?

He thinks the neighbors will heart the old man's heartbeat

What did the narrator do with the body?

Cuts it up and hides it in the floorboards

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The Tell-Tale Heart

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1
How many nights did the narrator watch the old man for?
8
10
7
3
2
Why do you think the police stayed so long?
They had nothing else to do
The narrator was acting suspicious
They were waiting to see if the old man would return
They liked talking to the narrator
3
Our narrator is
Evil
Mad
Sane
Weird
4
Why does the narrator speak more excitedly as the night went on?
He was trying to frighten the police
He wanted to appear insane
He wanted to appear worried about the old man
He was trying to cover up the sound of the beating heart
5
The narrator shows the police around and then offers them tea. Where does the narrator sit?
On the old man's cut up body
In the living room
On the old man's bed
He stands
6
What is the mood of the story?
Mysterious
Silly
Suspenseful
Cautious
7
How did the narrator feel when the police first show up?
Angry and defensive
Remorseful and bitter
Gleeful and confident
Nervous and guilty
8
Who's heart is he really hearing?
The cop's
No ones
The old man's
His own
9
What causes the narrator to confess?
The paranoia
The guilt
The beating of the old man's heart
The police making fun of him
10
Why doesn't the narrator kill him on the first 7 nights?
The eye was closed
He lost his nerve
The old man was asleep
He couldn't decide how to do it
11
How does the narrator relate to the old man before he kills him?
He is afraid of the dark
He also involuntarily screams in the middle of the night
He's afraid of robbers
He hears things in his sleep too
12
What makes the narrator finally kill the old man?
He thinks the neighbors will heart the old man's heartbeat
His scream
He goes even more mad
The eye
13
Why are the police called?
The neighbors head the scream
The neighbors heard the heartbeat
The police were just checking in
The old man called them
14
What did the narrator do with the body?
Cuts it up and hides it in the floorboards
Buries him
Leaves him under the mattress
Puts him in the bath tub
15
What is the narrator's main motivation for killing the old man?
He doesn't want to kill the old man
His house
His money
His eye

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