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The Tell-Tale Heart

by Edgar Allan Poe

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The Tell-Tale Heart Overview Quiz

The narrator of this stomach-churning story makes many claims, but are they truthful and is he reliable... at all? Decide if you understand one of Poe's most messed-up characters by taking the quiz over the Narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" from eNotes. Five questions let you know in a flash if you understand his importance in the short story.

  1. What “low, thick sound” does the narrator hear?

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  2. What facial feature of the old man makes the narrator crazy?

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  3. Where does the narrator hide the old man’s body?

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  4. How many days does the narrator watch the old man sleep before taking action?

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  5. What does being mad do to the narrator’s senses?

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