The Tell-tale Heart Comprehension Quiz!

The man killed the old man because of his pale blue eye. This suggests that the man may have had a strong aversion or irrational fear towards the old man's eye color, which ultimately drove him to commit the crime. The pale blue eye may have symbolized something deeply unsettling or disturbing to the man, leading him to take drastic measures.

The man put the old man's body parts under the planks in the floor after he killed him.

The correct answer is "The man shrieked 'I admit the deed!'" The man's confession directly implicates him in the killing of the old man.

The man tried to convince others that he was not mad.

At the opening of the story, the man was feeling nervous.

The correct answer is "He thought everything was cleaned up with no evidence of blood." This suggests that the man opened the door with a light heart because he believed that he had successfully cleaned up any evidence of the old man's death, specifically blood, which would have potentially incriminated him.

At the beginning of the story, the sense that was acute was hearing. This means that the character in the story had a heightened ability to perceive and interpret sounds.

The man described the groan he heard as one of mortal terror, indicating that the sound he heard was filled with extreme fear and dread. This suggests that the groan was a result of a terrifying and life-threatening situation that caused the person making the sound to experience intense terror.

The correct answer is "By pulling the heavy bed over him." This suggests that the man killed the old man by using the heavy bed to crush him, possibly suffocating or causing fatal injuries.

The man felt furious when he opened the lantern and saw the old man's open eye. This suggests that the sight of the eye angered or enraged him in some way. The reason behind his fury is not provided in the question, but it can be inferred that the man's reaction may be due to fear, shock, or disgust upon seeing the eye.

The correct answer is "The man's beating heart." This is because the Tell-Tale Heart is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe, in which the narrator becomes obsessed with the sound of the old man's beating heart. The story revolves around the narrator's guilt and paranoia, as he eventually confesses to the murder of the old man due to his obsession with the sound of the beating heart.

The correct answer is "Hearkening to the death watches". This means that the old man was listening to the sound of death watches, which are beetles that make a ticking sound. The man on page 2 mentions that the old man was sitting up in bed, just like he had done night after night, indicating that he was listening to the ticking sound of the death watches.

The old man felt the head of the man in his room because of the unperceived shadow. This suggests that the old man sensed a presence or movement in the room that he was unable to see. The unperceived shadow could have created a feeling of unease or curiosity, prompting the old man to reach out and touch the man's head to confirm his suspicions.