Question

What reason does the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” give for killing the old man? a. He disliked the old man’s vulture-like eye. b. He felt that the old man was unkind to him. c. He was insane and couldn’t control himself. d. He planned to take the old man’s riches.

Answer 1

1.a. He disliked the old man’s vulture-like eye.

2.c. the minute hand on a watch.

3.b. he is completely sane.

4.a. The narrator made a noise with the lantern.

5.The setting is inside the home and especially the bedroom of the old man. The entire focus is on the room and the sounds in it and is part of the overall plot since it’s where all action takes place.

Answer 2

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