1. what is the significance of the title of the story, "the tell-tale heart''? what does the
title mean?
2. why does the narrator call himself "nervous" but not "mad” in paragraph 1? what does
this tell us about him? how does the author's point of view impact the telling of the
story?
3. what do you think the relationship between the old man and the narrator is? what could
have been the reason for the old man's “vulture eye”?
4. do you think the narrator would have killed the man if he did not have an "evil eye”?
cite evidence from the text to support your answer.