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What does the narrator say that his disease has done to him?

made him nervous

sharpened his senses

turned him into a murderer

caused him to lie

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The narrator waits a week befor killing the old man because the narrator

says that he must the old man's eye first.

likes frightening the old man many times.

waits for the darkest night of the week.

feels guilty about taking a human life.

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You can evaluate the narrator's state of mind as unreliable when he

explains that he did not kill the old man for his money.

describes his movements on the night of the murder.

says he is sane, but then describes how cleverly he hid the body.

confesses that he is nervous in the beginning of the story.

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The author creates suspense by

revealing the ways in which the narrator is kind to the old man.

explaining why the narrator hid the body after the murder.

says he is sane, but then describes how cleverly he hid the body.

confesses that he is nervous in the beginning of the story.

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Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?

The police find teh old man's body.

The police accuse him of murder.

He thinks the police are making fun of him.

He thinks the police are trying to kill him.

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How does the narrator kill the old man?

He stabs the old man.

He poisons the old man's broth.

He smothers the old man with a pillow.

He puts the old man's bed on top of him.

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After the murder, the narrator...

dismembers the corpse.

removes the old man's eye.

goes to bed.

all of the above

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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 does the narrator react to the police officer's request to search the house?

The narrator leads them around the house.

The narrator encourages them to search thoroughly.

The narrator has the men sit in chairs in the old man's room.

all of the above

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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

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What does vex mean?

plan

wake

annoy

scream

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What does stifle mean?

surprise

shout

frighten

smother

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What does derision mean?

ridicule

madness

murder

pain

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What does audacity mean?

scornful mockery

fierce hostility

shameless daring

overwhelming terror

The Tell-Tale Heart Test

The Tell-Tale Heart Test

What does the narrator say that his disease has done to him?

The narrator waits a week befor killing the old man because the narrator

You can evaluate the narrator's state of mind as unreliable when he

The author creates suspense by

Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?

How does the narrator kill the old man?

After the murder, the narrator...

How does the narrator get rid of the body?

Why do the policemen show up?

How does the narrator react to the police officer's request to search the house?

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

What does vex mean?

What does stifle mean?

What does derision mean?

What does audacity mean?

What does the narrator say that his disease has done to him?

The narrator waits a week befor killing the old man because the narrator

You can evaluate the narrator's state of mind as unreliable when he

The author creates suspense by

Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?

How does the narrator kill the old man?

After the murder, the narrator...

How does the narrator get rid of the body?

Why do the policemen show up?

How does the narrator react to the police officer's request to search the house?

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

What does vex mean?

What does stifle mean?

What does derision mean?

What does audacity mean?