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

  • Taste
  • Hearing (correct)
  • Sight
  • Touch
  • What color is the old man's eye?

  • Green
  • Blue (correct)
  • Brown
  • Black
  • What time does the narrator open the old man's door every night?

  • 11 PM
  • 10 PM
  • 9 PM
  • 12 AM (correct)
  • What does the narrator use to light up the room when he enters?

    <p>Lantern</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Speaks to the old man</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>12 AM</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Groan</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Pity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is experiencing physical symptoms in the text?

    <p>The narrator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the narrator's reaction to the noise?

    <p>They talk more freely</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the narrator compare the noise to?

    <p>The sound of a watch in cotton</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They become angry</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They argue about trifles</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They tear up the planks</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Furious</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They hear and suspect</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Scream</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Nervous and terrified</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A mysterious shadow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the protagonist do to expose the Vulture Eye?

    <p>Opened a crevice in the lantern</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What sound did the protagonist hear that increased their fury?

    <p>A watch ticking</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To hide the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the protagonist do to conceal the body?

    <p>Dismembered it and hid the parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>By showing them his treasures</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Next to the old man's corpse</p> Signup and view all the answers

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