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

He thinks they are making fun of him

Why does the narrator wait a week before killing the old man?

He must see the old man's eye first

Why is it ironic that the old man fears robbers?

He needs to be worried about the people inside, not out

We know the narrator is unreliable when he

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

Suspense is created by

describing what the narrator did before the murder

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1
Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?
The police find the old man's body
He thinks the police are trying to kill him
The police accuse him of murder
He thinks they are making fun of him
2
In the story, "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe, the word "vexed" means...
Frantic
Joyful
Inconsolable
Bothered
3
The narrator says there are qualities he has that "mad" men do not have. What is one quality?
gets enough sleep
acts quickly
proceeds with caution
plans and documents
4
How does the narrator say he feels about the old man in the story?
He loves him
He is a bad neighbor
He is creeped out by him.
He is glad they are neighbors
5
Why does the narrator wait a week before killing the old man?
He must see the old man's eye first
feels guilty about taking a human life
waits for the darkest night of the week
likes frightening the old man repeatedly
6
Why does he kill the old man?
It is an accident
He is too noisy at night
The narrator is a serial killer
His creepy eye bothers him
7
Why is it ironic that the old man fears robbers?
He needs to be worried about the people inside, not out
He has never been robbed
He has been robbed before
He is a robber
8
We know the narrator is unreliable when he
confesses that he is nervous in the beginning
says he is sane, but describes how cleverly he hid the body
describes his movements on the night of the murder
explains that he did not kill the man for his money
9
What does the narrator say that his disease has done to him?
turned him into a murderer
caused him to lie
made him nervous
sharpened his senses
10
Who arrives at the narrator's door at night?
The police
The narrator's mother
The old man's dog
The old man's wife
11
Suspense is created by
revealing ways in which the narrator is kind to the old man
explaining why the narrator hid the body after the murder
saying that the narrator loves the old man
describing what the narrator did before the murder
12
In this sentence, "I had been too wary for that," wary means...
Sleepy
Loopy
Vexed
Cautious

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