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

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

He thinks they are making fun of him

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

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