Opening Lines

Which sense does the narrator claim has been sharpened by the disease?

What color is the old man's eye?

What time does the narrator open the old man's door every night?

What does the narrator use to light up the room when he enters?

What does the narrator do every morning when the day breaks?

What time does the narrator usually hear the death watches in the wall?

What sound does the old man make when he is overcome with terror?

What does the narrator claim to feel when he hears the old man's groan?

Who is experiencing physical symptoms in the text?

What is the narrator's reaction to the noise?

What does the narrator compare the noise to?

What is the narrator's initial reaction to the officers' lack of response to the noise?

What does the narrator do to try to get rid of the noise?

What is the narrator's ultimate decision at the end of the text?

What is the narrator's emotional state throughout the text?

What is the narrator's perception of the officers' reactions to the noise?

What does the narrator say they must do in order to alleviate their agony?

Which of the following best describes the protagonist's state of mind throughout the text?

What caused the protagonist to feel the presence of someone in the room?

What did the protagonist do to expose the Vulture Eye?

What sound did the protagonist hear that increased their fury?

Why did the protagonist drag the old man to the floor and cover him with a heavy bed?

What did the protagonist do to conceal the body?

How did the protagonist convince the police officers that everything was normal?

Where did the protagonist place their own seat during the visit from the police officers?