Poe Socratic Seminar

Multiple Choice

Which quote best shows the narrator is defensive and trying to convince the reader?

• I heard all things… in hell.

• I loved the old man.

• but why will you say that I am mad?

• once conceived, it haunted me day and night.

Multiple Choice

Q2 most strongly suggests the narrator is…

• unusually sensitive in an unrealistic way (not normal)

• calm and careful

• loving and kind

• totally honest and reliable

Multiple Choice

Q6 is strongest evidence for which tag?

• INSANITY

• BOTH

• SANE

Multiple Choice

Which quote is the best counter-evidence to challenge that claim?

• "I loved the old man."

• "once conceived, it haunted me day and night."

• "my blood ran cold"

• "why will you say that I am mad?"

Multiple Select

Complete the frame: "I vote (SANE / INSANITY)"

• SANE

• INSANITY

Open Ended

I vote (sanity/insanity) because the narrator's quote shows ______________.