Life of Poe and Tell-Tale Heart Test
Questions with Answers
Edgar Allan Poe had a major problem with what? - Answer-Drinking
What did Poe say right before he died? - Answer-"God help my poor soul"
Poe moved in with what family when his mother died? - Answer-The Allen Family
At the end of his life, Poe had bouts of ________________ and thought people where
after him. - Answer-insanity
Poe's mother Eliza was an ________________________. - Answer-actress
In the "Tell-Tale Heart" the narrator's hearing became what? - Answer-More Powerful
What did the narrator kill the old man? - Answer-His eye, was like the eye of a vulture.
How was the old man killed in "Tell-Tale Heart" - Answer-Smothered with his bedding.
What did the narrator do to the body? - Answer-Cut off his head, arms and legs. Then
hid it under the floor boards.
Who heard the old man yell? - Answer-A neighbor
Who came to check on the old man? - Answer-The police
What is Mood? - Answer-The overall feeling or atmosphere that a writer created for the
reader (Me, How does it make me feel)
What is tone? - Answer-The author's attitudes about their topic. (The Author, How does
the author want me to feel)
Why does the narrator confess? - Answer-He thinks he hears the heart beating and
can't bear it any longer.
What did the narrator ask the Policemen to do? - Answer-Stay and talk for a while
By the age of 20, Poe had published 2 books of _________________. - Answer-Poetry
True or False: Poe's foster father loved Poe like he was his own son. - Answer-False
Questions with Answers
Edgar Allan Poe had a major problem with what? - Answer-Drinking
What did Poe say right before he died? - Answer-"God help my poor soul"
Poe moved in with what family when his mother died? - Answer-The Allen Family
At the end of his life, Poe had bouts of ________________ and thought people where
after him. - Answer-insanity
Poe's mother Eliza was an ________________________. - Answer-actress
In the "Tell-Tale Heart" the narrator's hearing became what? - Answer-More Powerful
What did the narrator kill the old man? - Answer-His eye, was like the eye of a vulture.
How was the old man killed in "Tell-Tale Heart" - Answer-Smothered with his bedding.
What did the narrator do to the body? - Answer-Cut off his head, arms and legs. Then
hid it under the floor boards.
Who heard the old man yell? - Answer-A neighbor
Who came to check on the old man? - Answer-The police
What is Mood? - Answer-The overall feeling or atmosphere that a writer created for the
reader (Me, How does it make me feel)
What is tone? - Answer-The author's attitudes about their topic. (The Author, How does
the author want me to feel)
Why does the narrator confess? - Answer-He thinks he hears the heart beating and
can't bear it any longer.
What did the narrator ask the Policemen to do? - Answer-Stay and talk for a while
By the age of 20, Poe had published 2 books of _________________. - Answer-Poetry
True or False: Poe's foster father loved Poe like he was his own son. - Answer-False
