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Point of View, Reading Comprehension, Characterization and Figurative Language
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You can evaluate the narrator's state of mind as unreliable when he
Says he is sane, then describes how cleverly he hid the body
Confesses that he is nervous in the beginning of the story
Explains that he did not kill the old man for his money
Describes his movements on the night of the murder
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"One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture--a pale, blue eye, with a film over it."
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Irony
3
Why is the narrator upset with the police at the end of the story?
He thinks the police are making fun of him
The police accuse him of murder
The police find the old man's body
He thinks the police are trying to kill him
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The author creates suspense by
Revealing the ways the narrator is kind to the old man
Saying that the narrator loved the old man
Describing what the narrator did before the murder
Explaining why the narrator hid the body after the murder
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What are scantlings?
Wooden planks
Wood studs that support the floorboards
Bed frame supports
Attic timbers
6
"It increased my fury as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage."
Irony
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
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"Death in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him & enveloped the victim"
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Irony
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"I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him"
Irony
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
9
What happens at the end of the story?
The narrator is caught
The narrator denies the murder
The narrator admits to the murder
The narrator gets away with murder
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What does the narrator hear while talking to the police officers?
The old man's heartbeat
His own heartbeat
The floor boards creaking
The neighbors whispering
11
The narrator waits a week before killing the old man because the narrator
Must see the old man's eye first
Feels guilt about taking a human life
Waits for the darkest night of the week
Likes frightening the old man many times
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The narrator shows he's unreliable through which means?
Criminal behavior
Physical health
Age
Mental health
13
What item does the narrator bring with him while spying on the old man?
A watch
A knife
A book
A lantern
14
What does the narrator sitting right on top of the floor boards tell us?
He is arrogant
He is fearless
He is scared
He is tired
15
Another word for "derision" is
Madness
Ridicule
Murder
Pain
16
"...a watch's minute hand moves faster than mine"
Hyperbole
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
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What does the narrator say his disease has done to him?
Caused him to lie
Made him nervous
Turned him into a murderer
Sharpened his senses
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Audacity means
Scornful mockery
Shameless boldness
Overwhelming terror
fierce hostility
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"...until a single dim ray like the thread of a spider shot out & fell upon the vulture eye"
Personification
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Simile
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What does stifle mean?
Shout
Frighten
Surprise
Smother
