In the exposition, what is the narrator is trying to convince the reader?

Which aspect of the old man vexes the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?

What does the narrator think he hears as “The Tell-Tale Heart” progresses?

Where does the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” hide the old man’s body?

Which passage below best represents inciting incident of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?

Which passage below best represents the climax of “The Tell-Tale Heart”?

Based on the context clues, what is the best meaning of dissimulation? ­­“You should have seen how wisely I proceeded – with what caution – with what foresight – with what dissimulation I went to work.”

Based on the context clues, what is the best meaning of vehemently? “I talked more quickly – more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased.

Based on the context clues, what is the best meaning of audacity? “In the enthusiasm of my confidence, I brought chairs into the room and desired them here to rest from their fatigues, while I myself, in the wild audacity of my perfect triumph...

Based on the context clues, what is the best meaning of sagacity? “Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers—of my sagacity.”

Which best describes why the author used the following comparison? - “One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture –.”

Why might the author have chosen to describe his idea this way? - “It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night.”

Which of the following best describes the connection made in this passage? “It was the beating of the old man’s heart. It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage.”

The author exaggerates the beating heart to emphasize the presence of a vulture. - “All in vain; because Death, in approaching him, had stalked with his black shadow before him and enveloped the victim.”

How does the following comparison add to the suspense of the story? “A single dim ray, like the thread of the spider, shot from out the crevice and full upon the vulture eye.”

What is the mood of the following passage? - “Many a night, just at midnight, when the whole world slept, it has welled up from my own bosom, deepening, with its dreadful echo, the terrors that distracted me.”

What does the passage below foreshadow? - “True! – nervous – very, very, dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses – not destroyed – ... Above all was the sense of hearing acute.

Which tone is created in the following passage? - “You should have seen how wisely I proceeded—with what caution—with what foresight—with what dissimulation I went to work!”

Which of the following is the best meaning behind the symbolism of the beating heart heard by the narrator?

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