Question

Which textual evidence from the text best supports your answer?

I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men, but the noise steadily increased.

I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased.

It grew louder—louder—louder! And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled.


I felt that I must scream or die!—and now—again—hark! louder! louder! louder! LOUDER!—

Answer 1

It grew louder—louder—louder! And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

It grew louder—louder—louder! And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled.

Correct. If the police officers could hear the sound, they likely would not be chatting pleasantly and smiling, which suggests that the narrator is hearing the wild beating of his own heart.