Question 1

What had the madness done for the narrator's senses?

Accepted Answer

It sharpened them

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sharpened  them

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dulled it

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nothing of note

Question 2

What was the reason that the narrator killed the old man?

Accepted Answer

His eye

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his house

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his gold

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he insulted the  narrator

Question 3

During the week before the narrator killed the old man, how did he act towards him?

Accepted Answer

kind

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indifferent

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cruel

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it never says

Question 4

How long did it take the narrator to place his head into the door so that he could see the old man?

Accepted Answer

an hour

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a half hour

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45 minutes

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an hour and a half

Question 5

For how many nights did the narrator look in upon the old man?

Accepted Answer

8

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10

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4

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6

Question 6

Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man on the first night?

Accepted Answer

the eye was closed

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he didn't have the courage on the first night

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there was someone else in the house

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the old man wasn't asleep by midnight on the first night

Question 7

What did the narrator do by accident-as a result waking the old man?

Accepted Answer

His thumb slipped on the lantern.

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He coughed.

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He slipped and fell.

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He sneezed.

Question 8

What did the old man cry out when awakened?

Accepted Answer

Who's there?

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Who is it?

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Is anyone there?

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What was that?

Question 9

What was the low, dull, quick sound that the narrator heard?

Accepted Answer

the old man's heart

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his watch

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the knocking on the door

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the clock

Question 10

The beating grew louder--what was the new anxiety that seized the narrator at this point?

Accepted Answer

the sound being heard by neighbors

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the noise waking up the old man

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someone coming into the house to investigate

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there was no anxiety at this time

Question 11

How many times did the old man shriek?

Accepted Answer

once

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twice

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three times

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none

Question 12

After the old man was dead, what was the first thing the narrator did to conceal the body?

Accepted Answer

dismembered it

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threw it out

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buried it beneath the floor

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hid it in the closet

Question 13

What was the second thing he did to conceal the body?

Accepted Answer

buried it beneath the floor

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threw it out

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burned it

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burried it outside

Question 14

Why were the police sent to the house?

Accepted Answer

a shriek  was heard

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an argument was heard

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someone had seen the narrator

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a shot was heard

Question 15

What was it (according to the narrator) that made him confess to the crime?

Accepted Answer

the old man's heart

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the policeman's heartbeat

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the police suspected him

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his ears began to ring

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