The Tell-Tale Heart

Discussion Questions
Directions: In your notebook, please answer the
following questions in complete sentences. Make
sure you are answering these questions as you read,
and not all at once after you have finished the story.
1. Who is the narrator speaking to?
2. How does the narrator feel about the old mans
eye?
3. What do you think of the narrator so far? What is
he like?
4. Why do you think the narrator stayed in the room
even though the old man woke up?
5. What, do you think, is the narrator hearing?
6. What emotions is the narrator feeling?
7. What do you think of the ending of the story? Did
you like the story? Make sure you explain why or why
not.