We know the narrator is unreliable when he

says he is sane, but describes how cleverly he hid the body

Suspense is created by

describing what the narrator did before the murder

Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?

He thinks they are making fun of him

Why is it ironic that the old man fears robbers?

He needs to be worried about the people inside, not out

Why does the narrator wait a week before killing the old man?

He must see the old man's eye first

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"The Tell-Tell Heart" Reading Comprehension Check

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1
In the story, "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe, the word "vexed" means...
Bothered
Inconsolable
Frantic
Joyful
2
Who arrives at the narrator's door at night?
The old man's wife
The old man's dog
The police
The narrator's mother
3
What does the narrator say that his disease has done to him?
sharpened his senses
turned him into a murderer
made him nervous
caused him to lie
4
We know the narrator is unreliable when he
says he is sane, but describes how cleverly he hid the body
describes his movements on the night of the murder
confesses that he is nervous in the beginning
explains that he did not kill the man for his money
5
In this sentence, "I had been too wary for that," wary means...
Vexed
Cautious
Loopy
Sleepy
6
Why does he kill the old man?
He is too noisy at night
His creepy eye bothers him
The narrator is a serial killer
It is an accident
7
Suspense is created by
revealing ways in which the narrator is kind to the old man
explaining why the narrator hid the body after the murder
saying that the narrator loves the old man
describing what the narrator did before the murder
8
Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?
The police accuse him of murder
He thinks the police are trying to kill him
The police find the old man's body
He thinks they are making fun of him
9
Why is it ironic that the old man fears robbers?
He is a robber
He needs to be worried about the people inside, not out
He has been robbed before
He has never been robbed
10
The narrator says there are qualities he has that "mad" men do not have. What is one quality?
gets enough sleep
acts quickly
plans and documents
proceeds with caution
11
Why does the narrator wait a week before killing the old man?
waits for the darkest night of the week
feels guilty about taking a human life
likes frightening the old man repeatedly
He must see the old man's eye first
12
How does the narrator say he feels about the old man in the story?
He is glad they are neighbors
He loves him
He is creeped out by him.
He is a bad neighbor

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