The Tell-Tale Heart is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1843. Have you had the chance to read this story? Was it terrifying? Take the quiz and see what you can remember from it.
Whether there will be a happy ending
Whether the narrator is really mad
Whether the story will be short or long
Whether the narrator will find true love
Because he wanted his money
Because he couldn’t stand to look at the old man’s eye
Because he was tired of the old man’s complaints
Because he wanted the house to himself
Humor
Suspense
Confusion
Conflict
He is very frightened
He is very intelligent
He is very wise
He is very cautious
Because he really cares for him
Out of guilt
Because he himself is a cheerful fellow
To reassure the old man
Unexpectedly frightened
Unexpectedly powerful
No different than usual
A slight chill
He is armed.
He seems unconcerned.
He wakes up and asks who is there.
He invites the man to sit down and talk.
I undid the lantern cautiously.
For a whole hour I did not move a muscle. . . .
I knew what the old man felt, and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart.
Yes, he has been trying to comfort himself with these suppositions.
Cruelty
Sympathy
Sense of humor
Excitability
So that he can look at his eye
To shock him
So he can make his way over to the bed
To reassure the old man
The distant roar of the ocean
The narrator’s heart
The old man’s heart
The pounding of the police on the front door
Climax
Mystery
Believability
Suspense
In a shallow grave dug in the backyard
In a closet
Under a pile of old blankets
Underneath the floorboards
Heard a shriek
Heard the loud, repetitive thumping
Saw the whole murder through a window
Saw the whole murder in a prophetic nightmare
The suspicions of the police officers
The smooth behavior of the narrator
The ever-loudening sound of the heartbeat
The creaking noise coming from beneath the floorboards
His own guilt over the murder
His sense of being trapped by the probing questions of the police
The threat of a beating by the police
An accidental slip of the tongue
Capacity
Quickness
Wisdom
Stylishness