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Poe-Tell Tale Heart
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What had the madness done for the narrator's senses | sharpened them |
| What was the reason the narrator killed the old man? | his eye |
| During the week before the narrator killed the old man, how did he act towards him? | kind |
| How long did it take the narrator to place his head into the door so that he could see the old man? | hour |
| For how many nights did the narrator look in upon the old man? | 8 |
| Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man on the first night? | the eye was closed |
| What did the narrator do by accident that awakened the old man? | his thumb slipped on the lantern |
| What did the old man cry out when awakened? | Who's there? |
| What was the low, dull, quick sound that the narrator heard? | old man's heartbeat |
| The beating grew louder - what was the new anxiety that seized the narrator at this point? | sound being heard by neighbors |
| How many times did the old man shriek? | once |
| After the old man was dead, what was the first thing the narrrator did to conceal the body? | dismembered it |
| What was the last thing the narrator did to conceal the body? | buried it beneath the floor |
| Why were the police sent to the house? | a shriek was heard |
| What was it that made the narrator confess to the crime? | sound of the old man's heartbeat |
| Who is the narrator of the story? | the caretaker of the old man's house |
| From what point of view is the story told? | first |
| Who is the protagonist? | caretaker |
| Who is the antagonist? | old man |
| What is the setting (location)? | old man's home |
| What is the setting (time)? | 8 days |
| "I saw death looking at me" is an example of what literary device? | personification |
| "Black as ink" is an example of what literary device? | simile |
| "It grew louder, louder, louder" is an example of what literary device? | repetition |
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