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The Tell-Tale Heart Quiz

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The quiz game “The Tell-Tale Heart Trivia” is a thrilling way to test your knowledge while diving into the eerie world of Edgar Allan Poe’s famous short story. Race against the clock to answer as many multiple-choice questions as you can, and use spells wisely to help you along the way.

  • Quiz game with multiple-choice questions
  • Race against the clock to answer questions
  • Use spells to aid you in your quest
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  • - The Tell-Tale Heart is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe.
  • - It was first published in 1843.
  • - The story is told from the perspective of an unnamed narrator.
  • - The narrator is obsessed with an old man's pale blue eye.
  • - The eye is described as "vulture-like."
  • - The narrator claims to have a disease that heightens his senses.
  • - The story is set in a house during the night.
  • - The narrator carefully plans the murder of the old man.
  • - He succeeds in killing the old man by suffocating him.
  • - The narrator dismembers the body and hides it beneath the floorboards.
  • - Throughout the story, the narrator insists on his sanity.
  • - The sound of the old man's beating heart intensifies the narrator's guilt.
  • - The narrator eventually confesses his crime to the police.
  • - He believes he can hear the dead man's heart still beating.
  • - The story explores themes of guilt, obsession, and paranoia.
  • - The Tell-Tale Heart is considered one of Poe's most famous and influential works.
  • - It is often categorized as a Gothic horror story.
  • - The story's unreliable narrator adds to its suspense and mystery.
  • - The Tell-Tale Heart has been adapted into various forms of media, including film and theater.
  • - It continues to be studied and analyzed for its psychological themes and narrative techniques.

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