The Tell-Tale Heart Reading Comprehension Activity Answers

Why do the police officers come to the narrator's home?

A neighbor contacted the police after hearing a scream.

From what perspective is the story narrated?

First-person

Which best summarizes the narrator's argument in the third paragraph?

He argues that he is not crazy because he plotted the murder very carefully.

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps that the narrator took to cover up his crime?

He burns the clothes that he was wearing

What is the reason that the narrator gives for wanting to kill the old man?

He does not like the old man's eye.

Which statement does NOT apply to the narrator?

He is impatient.

Which figurative language technique is used in the following sentence? "Yes, he was stone, stone dead."

Metaphor

How does the narrator get caught?

The narrator confesses because he hears noises in his head.

According to the narrator, why does he fail to kill the old man the first seven nights?

The old man was sleeping with both of his eyes closed.

What sound causes the narrator to hasten or rush the murder of the old man?

The sound of the old man's heart