5 Questions
Who is the author of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?
Edgar Allan Poe
What is the relationship between the narrator and the victim?
Unrelated
What does the narrator call the old man's eye?
Vulture-eye
What does the narrator do with the old man's body?
Dismembers it and hides it under the floorboards
What sound does the narrator hear after committing the murder?
Thumping
Study Notes
Author and Story
- The author of 'The Tell-Tale Heart' is Edgar Allan Poe.
Story Details
- The narrator lives with an old man, and the narrator claims to love the old man.
- The narrator calls the old man's eye "the evil eye" because it is pale blue with a film over it, which the narrator finds unsettling.
The Murder
- The narrator kills the old man in his sleep, dismembers the body, and hides it under the floorboards.
After the Murder
- After committing the murder, the narrator hears the sound of the old man's heart still beating under the floorboards, which drives him mad.
Test your knowledge on Edgar Allan Poe's chilling short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart". Explore the mind of an unnamed narrator as they justify their sanity while describing a gruesome murder. Can you recall the details of the victim's vulture-like eye? Take the quiz and find out!
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