A book that groups words by its synonyms and antonyms

What is an unreliable narrator?

A narrator whose credibility is flawed

Which of the following is a context clue sentence?

I was able to hook my fingers into the crevice in the rock

Why is the narrator unable to kill the old man the initial nights that he watches him?

The old man's evil eye is closed

Why does the narrator confess to his crime?

He hears the beating of the heart from beneath the floor

The events that happen in the story

Who is the narrator of the story?

Someone who lives with the old man, but we aren't told why.

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1
What does the narrator say he is not insane?
He is too careful to be insane
All of the above
His senses are merely sharpened, but he's not crazy
He is too patient to be insane
2
What is a thesaurus?
A book that groups words by its synonyms and antonyms
A dinosaur from the jurassic period
A word that groups words by other words that rhyme
The precursor to a dictionary
3
Correct the following sentence: "One of the eggs is broken"
Both of the eggs is broken
Each of the eggs are broken
Correct as is
One of the eggs are broken
4
What is an unreliable narrator?
An author who is bad at writing
Edgar Allan Poe
A narrator whose credibility is flawed
A narrator who has poor sentence structure
5
Correct the following sentence: She was very vex
She was very vexing
Sentence is correct as is
She is very vex
She were very vex
6
Which of the following is a context clue sentence?
I like the way that that crevice looks
Can you see that crevice over there?
I was able to hook my fingers into the crevice in the rock
There was a crevice
7
The narrator says that the old man "would have been... very profound". What does profound mean?
Intelligent
suspecting
Happy
loathsome
8
What does "infer" mean?
To decide
To irritate
To figure out
To destroy
9
What does crevice mean?
to lessen, put out
nerve
strongly argue
A crack
10
Edgar Allan Poe dropped out of college because of...
His poor grades
His acute alcoholism
gambling away all of his money
His desire to be with his young wife, Virginia.
11
Why is the narrator unable to kill the old man the initial nights that he watches him?
The old man's evil eye is closed
The narrator loves the old man too much
He is afraid
He is plotting how to kill him
12
Why does the narrator confess to his crime?
He hears the blinking of the man's evil eye
He hears the beating of the heart from beneath the floor
He feels guilty
The police officers figure out his crime
13
What does vehemently mean?
Continuously
Strongly
Confusedly
Timidly
14
What is plot?
The author's opinion of a story
The soundtrack to a film
The events that happen in the story
The type of characters we see in a story
15
Why are the police called to the narrator's home?
He called the police station and confessed his crime
The narrator had not paid his taxes
They heard a shriek
They were friends with the old man
16
List a synonym for audacity
Strongly
Worry
Create
Nerve
17
A verb must agree with it's subject in....
tense
Number
Political beliefs
Grammar
18
Who is the narrator of the story?
The old man
Someone who lives with the old man, but we aren't told why.
Edgar Allan Poe
19
Is "everyone" singular or plural?
Singular
Plural
20
What does "vex" mean
question
sharpen
gladden
annoy

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