(CK) The Tell-Tale Heart

Who is the author of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

Edgar Allan Poe is the author.

What was the reason the narrator killed the old man?

His eye bothered him.

How long did it take the narrator to place his head into the door so that he could see the old man?

It took an hour for the narrator to place his head into the door.

What was the low, dull, quick sound the narrator heard before he killed the old man?

It was his own heartbeat.

What had the madness done for the narrator's senses?

The madness sharpened his senses, especially his sense of sound.

What was the second thing the narrator did to conceal the old man's body?

The narrator buried the dismembered body beneath the floor.

Why did the narrator confess to the crime?

The narrator confesses to the crime because he imagines that he hears the old man's heartbeat. However, the sound he heard was actually the beating of his own heart. The narrator thought the officers could also hear the old man's heartbeat. He believed the officers were mocking him so he shrieked, "Villians, dissemble no more. I admit the deed--tear up the planks!--here, here!--it is the beating of his hideous heart!"

What was the first thing the narrator did to conceal the old man's body?

The narrator dismembered it.

For how many nights did the narrator look in upon the old man (including the night he killed him)?

The narrator looked in upon the old man for a total of eight nights.

During the week before the narrator killed the old man, how did he act towards him?

The narrator was kind to the old man.

When the beating grew louder, what was the new anxiety that seized the narrator?

The narrator was worried that the sound of the heartbeat would be heard by neighbors.

What did the narrator accidentally do that resulted in waking the old man?

The narrator's thumb slipped on the lantern causing a noise which woke the old man.

What did the old man cry out when awakened?

The old man cried out, "Who's there?"

How many times did the old man shriek?

The old man shrieked only once.

Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man on the first night?

The old man's eye was closed.

Why were the police sent to the house?

The police went to the house because someone had heard a shriek.