Tell-Tale Heart

Which of the following does Poe establish about the narrator with the opening sentence, "True! - very, very, dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?"

• The narrator is not insane, but he believes he is.

• The narrator is not usually nervous.

• The narrator believes he is not insane, but he probably is.

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What problem does the narrator have with the old man's eye?

• it resembles that of a vulture

• it has a film over it

• both of these

• none of these

Every night at midnight, the narrator...

• eats the old man's porridge.

• looks in on the old man as he sleeps.

• reads the old man's books.

• breaks into his house.

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How does the narrator act towards the old man during the day?

• He is rude to him

• He is abusive to him

• He ignores him

• He is friendly and kind

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Why did the narrator say he killed the Old Man

• Because the old man wronged him

• Because of his pale blue eye

• For his gold

• Because someone hired him to kill him

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How does the narrator get rid of the body?

• He buries the old man in the backyard.

• He hides the old man's body under the bed.

• He places the old man's body under the floorboards.

• He dissolves the old man's body in acid.

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Why do the policemen show up?

• A neighbor heard a shriek

• The old man had been reported missing

• The old man had called the police before the murder

• A neighbor had reported a foul smell emanating from the house

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How do the police find out who killed the old man?

• A thorough police investigation

• Interrogating multiple suspects

• The narrator shrieks “I admit the deed!”

• The police find the bode after searching the house

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As the police officers make small talk, what does the narrator hear?

• the old man's voice

• the beating of a heart

• the ticking of a watch

• the grating of a chair against the floor

What does conceive mean?

• to come up with, imagine

• to annoy or confuse

• smother it

• narrow crack

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