In The Tell-Tale Heart, who are the main characters? (3)
The Narrator, the Old Man and the Police
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Where is the story set, in The Tell-Tale Heart?
Nighttime, in a house
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In The Tell-Tale Heart, how long did the narrator wait before killing the old man?
7 nights, killing him on the 8th
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In The Tell-Tale heart, how was the narrator feeling in the beginning of the story?
"Nervous, very, very, dreadfully nervous"
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In The Tell-Tale Heart, how did the narrator describe the old man's eye?
Vulture eye, with a film over it.
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In "The Treasure of Lemon Brown", who are the main characters?
Greg Ridley and Lemon Brown.
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What is the setting of The Treasure of Lemon Brown set?
In a neighbourhood called Harlem, in New York, during the night.
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In "The Tell-Tale Heart", what does the narrator do with the dead man's body?
The narrator dismembers the body and carefully places it under a few floor boards in the old man's room.
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What is the name of the basketball team Greg wants to play with, in The Treasure of Lemon Brown?
Scorpions
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In The Tell-Tale Heart, the narrator claims he is not mad. What evidence do we have that he is?
He murders an old man because of his "vulture eye"
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Why is Harlem a famous neighbourhood?
Because of its history, art and culture, mainly African American culture
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In The Tell-Tale Heart, how did the narrator feel when he opened the lantern and saw the old man's open eye?
Furious!!
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What is Lemon Brown's treasure?
His harmonica, newspaper and magazines clippings from when he used to play blues.
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Why was Lemon Brown used to be called Sweet Lemon Brown?
Because his music was so sweet he could wake up the dead.
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Why does Greg's dad pressure him so much to get good grades?
He says Greg has more opportunities than he did, and wants him to do better in life.
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Explain the ending to The Tell-Tale Heart.
The narrator feels as if the police are mocking him, so he tells the truth and tells them where the body is.
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Explain what the Third-person Limited Point of View is?
The narrator, an outside character, can see only what the main character is seeing.
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In The Tell-Tale Heart, how many times did the old man scream before dying?
Only once.
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Explain why Greg decided to walk outside that evening, instead of go inside and study, from The Treasure of Lemon Brown
Because he knew his father would scold him and he had heard that speech too many times now.
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In The Tell-Tale Heart, explain why the narrator was:
*smart
*not smart
*He was smart because he didn't leave any clue about the murder and was very cautious
*He wasn't smart because he followed his instincts and killed someone without a good reason
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Explain what happened to Lemon Brown before he was homeless.
His wife died and her son moved in with his aunt, later on he went to war and died.
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Explain what the Third-person Omniscient Point of View is?
When the narrator, an outside character, can see what every character in the story is seeing.
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How did Greg help Lemon Brown, in The Treasure of Lemon Brown?