Tell-tale heart lesson 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

        Welcome! 

Who wrote The Tell-Tale Heart?

1. Ms Swillens
2. Edgar Allen Poe
3. Charles Dickens
4. Charlotte Brontë

The narrator and the old man are

1. father and son
2. lovers
3. neighbours
4. the story doesn't tell

another word for main character is

1. head person
2. narrative
3. protagonist
4. writer

Who is the protagonist in 'The Tell Tale Heart'?

1. The old man
2. The neighbour
3. The neighbour
4. The murderer

narrator means

1. naar ventje
2. oude man
3. een soort radiator
4. verteller

Who is the NARRATOR in 'The Tell Tale Heart'?

1. The old man
2. The policeman
3. The neighbour
4. The murderer

Why did the narrator say he killed the old man?

1. Because the old man wronged him
2. For his gold
3. Because of his pale blue eye
4. Because someone hired him to

Where does the narrator hide the Old Man's corpse?

1. In the wall..
2. In the closet..
3. Under the floorboards...
4. In Ms Swillens'garden

For seven nights, the narrator sneaks into the Old Man's room to observe him. Why can he not commit the murder?

1. The Old Man's eyes are closed.
2. The Old Man is waiting with a gun.
3. The Old Man is staring at him with the creepy eye.
4. The old man is not in the room

What happens in paragraphs 4-13?
What evidence do you have from the text?

What do we know about the narrator (actions/feelings)?
What evidence do you have from the text?

What do we know about the old man (actions/feelings)?
What evidence do you have from the text?

What can we say of the narrator’s feelings?
What evidence do you have from the text?

When is he in control/out of control?
What evidence do you have from the text?

When is he happy/unhappy?
What evidence do you have from the text?

How does he want to come across?
What evidence do you have from the text?

        That's all, see you tomorrow!