Inferences
What does the narrator want people to think about him?
A man who suffers from anxiety, but that he is not a madman
What is the reason why the narrator wants to kill the old man?
His eye
Put these five in order of when they happened in the story
___ Confesses to the murder
___ Kills the old man
___ Watches the old man
___ Says I have never been kinder to the old man
___ Says watch how I can tell this story so calmly
1. says watch how I can tell the story calm
2. never been kinder to the old man
3. watches the old man
4. kills the old man
5. confesses the murder
What type of struggle does the narrator have?
Internal
If something is acute it is
Sharp
Why do you infer the narrator greets the old man so happily every morning?
Because the narrator doesn’t want the old man to be suspicious
What does the narrator do every night for a week?
Watch the old man sleep
How does the narrator feel after he kills the old man?
calm and confident
What does scantlings mean in the sentence.
He used scantlings to build his floor in his living room.
pieces of lumber
What can you infer about the narrator?
"It took me an hour to place my whole head within the opening so far that I could see him as he lay upon his bed."
He is very cautious.
What is the old man's eye is compared to?
A vulture's eye
Which of the following does the narrator do last?
A. he sneaks into the old man's bedroom
B. He hears the old man's heart
C. He sees the old man's eye
D. He shines his lantern
B. He hears the old man's heart
The narrator was not vexed by the old man he was vexed by his____
evil eye
What can you infer the meaning of the word resolved is?
"When I had waited a long time, very patiently, without hearing him lie down, I resolved to open a little --a very, very little crevice in the lantern."
Determined
What is the reason why the narrator confesses to his crime?
He hears the beating heart
DAILY DOUBLE
The narrator felt the police were ____ him
or
Who is Taylor Swift's boyfriend name AND what football team does he play for?
mocking
Travis Kelce- Kansas City Chiefs
What does agony mean in the sentence?
He fell off the ladder in agony.
Extreme suffering
Daily Double
Consider the noises the narrator was haunted by at the end of the story. What do you infer they could represent?
or
Sing one Taylor Swift's song?
guilt agony
What night does the narrator kills the old man?
The 8th night
How did the narrator really feel about the old man?
he loved the old man never had a problem with him he cared for him
What does crevice mean in the sentence?
There were crevices in the floor full of dirt.
A narrow opening