Comprehension
Vocabulary
Comprehension 2
Analyze This!
100

The heartbeat that the narrator hears symbolizes.....

 A. the old man's eye B. the narrator's own guilt C. a ticking clock

B. the narrator's own guilt

100
Which word means to have decided on a plan of action? derision, vexed, resolved, audacity, stealthily, cunning
resolved
100
What is the narrator trying to prove to the reader in the first paragraph and subsequently throughout the story?
That he is not a mad man and that he is not insane.
100

How does the narrator fool the policemen before he confesses to the crime?

He acts calm and has a cheery disposition.

200

Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?

The narrator does not like to look at the old man's "evil eye."

200
This word completes this sentence: The killer felt the eye watched him with __________, or ridicule. derision, vexed, resolved, audacity, stealthily, cunning
derision
200

How does the narrator act toward the man the week before the deed (the killing)?

He is kind to him.

200

Why does the narrator chuckle at the old man's fear?

He is cruel, mean, person

300

How does the narrator kill the old man?

He smothers him with the mattress.

300
Which word means to be skillfully dishonest? derision, vexed, resolved, audacity, stealthily, cunning
cunning
300

How does the narrator describe the old's man eye? (Be descriptive)

blue with a veil

300

How does the narrator's mood change while the policemen are there investigating the sound heard by neighbors?

He becomes more and more anxious and upset.

400

Where did the narrator take the old man's body to dismember it?

 the tub.

400
This word completes this sentence: The narrator had the _________________ to bring the police officers into the room where the dead body was located. derision, vexed, resolved, audacity, stealthily, cunning
audacity
400
Where does the narrator put the old man's body?
He places him underneath the floor boards.
400

What does the narrator believe he hears later in the story? (This is a sound that no one else can hear.)

the beating of the old man's heart

500

Why did the three policeman come to the old man's house at 4am?

A neighbor heard a shriek in the night and called them to investigate foul play.

500
This word completes this sentence: The reason the narrator killed the old man is because he was so ________________ by his eye. derision, vexed, resolved, audacity, stealthily, cunning
vexed
500
The narrator visits the old man's bedroom every night for seven nights before killing him on the eighth night. What finally causes him to commit the act?
He hears the old man's heart.
500

Explain the difference between the reader's view of the narrator and the narrator's view of himself.

The reader realizes the narrator is insane, but the narrator believes he is sane.

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