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What is a SYNONYM for to kill?
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hurt
die
murder
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"When he [the old man] looked at me, my blood ran cold." What does the expression, "my blood ran cold" mean?
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I felt cold.
I felt angry.
I felt hot.
I felt very uncomfortable.
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What is a SYNONYM for to kill?
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"When he [the old man] looked at me, my blood ran cold." What does the expression, "my blood ran cold" mean?
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What does the expression "the whole week" mean?
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The old man's eye "vexed" the young man. What is a SYNONYM for "vexed"?
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Why does the young man call the old man's eye, the "evil eye"?
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When the young man is in the old man's room, what is the ticking sound he hears?
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"The sound was like the ticking of a watch." This sentence is an example of what figurative language?
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What is an ANTONYM for "weak" as in, "... pressing upon his weak body."
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How was the young man able to hide the old man's body?
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The young man "dismembered" the old man. What does "dismembered" mean?
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What is the technical name for our "arms and legs"?
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What is a SYNONYM for "floorboards"?
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Who heard the old man screaming when the young man attacked him?
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Why did the police come to the old man's house?
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The old man probably shouted, "A-a-agh, e-e-e-ek" when he was being attacked. "A-a-agh and e-e-e-ek" are example s of what figurative language?
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Is the old man really dead at the end of the story?
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Why does the young man hear the old man's heartbeat after the old man is dead?
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Why can't the policeman hear the ticking of the old man's heart?
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"I [the young man] felt excited, so I brought chairs into the room and invited the police officers to sit down. Why did the young man feel excited even though the police officers were in his house?
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What is a SYNONYM for a "corpse"?
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When is the EXPOSITION of any story?
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When does the RISING ACTION occur in any story?
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Who is the protagonist in the story?
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Why does the young man live in the old man's house?
