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Questions and Answers
What sense is the narrator particularly sensitive about due to the disease?
What sense is the narrator particularly sensitive about due to the disease?
- Taste
- Sight
- Hearing (correct)
- Touch
What specifically about the old man's eye troubles the narrator?
What specifically about the old man's eye troubles the narrator?
- A pale blue eye with a film over it (correct)
- Its shape
- Its size
- Its color
What does the narrator claim about their actions in the week before they killed the old man?
What does the narrator claim about their actions in the week before they killed the old man?
- They were hasty and reckless
- They were mad and irrational
- They were cruel and unkind
- They were kind and cautious (correct)
According to the narrator, what was the reason behind their decision to take the old man’s life?
According to the narrator, what was the reason behind their decision to take the old man’s life?
Why did the narrator take an hour to place their head within the opening?
Why did the narrator take an hour to place their head within the opening?
What did the narrator do with the lantern as they entered the old man's room?
What did the narrator do with the lantern as they entered the old man's room?
What did the narrator find impossible to do after looking at the old man's eye?
What did the narrator find impossible to do after looking at the old man's eye?
Why did the narrator go into the old man's chamber every morning?
Why did the narrator go into the old man's chamber every morning?
Why was the narrator cautious in opening the door on the eighth night?
Why was the narrator cautious in opening the door on the eighth night?
What happened when the narrator was about to open the lantern?
What happened when the narrator was about to open the lantern?
What is the narrator's primary reason for deciding to take the old man's life?
What is the narrator's primary reason for deciding to take the old man's life?
Why does the narrator claim that they are not mad?
Why does the narrator claim that they are not mad?
What made the narrator's blood run cold whenever it fell upon them?
What made the narrator's blood run cold whenever it fell upon them?
What did the narrator hear in heaven, earth, and hell according to the text?
What did the narrator hear in heaven, earth, and hell according to the text?
What was the narrator's main motivation for carefully opening the lantern every night?
What was the narrator's main motivation for carefully opening the lantern every night?
Why did the narrator feel triumphant while opening the door on the eighth night?
Why did the narrator feel triumphant while opening the door on the eighth night?
What did the narrator do every morning when they entered the old man's chamber?
What did the narrator do every morning when they entered the old man's chamber?
What was the reason for the narrator's caution in opening the door on the eighth night?
What was the reason for the narrator's caution in opening the door on the eighth night?
Why was it crucial for the narrator to move very slowly when thrusting their head through the opening into the old man's room?
Why was it crucial for the narrator to move very slowly when thrusting their head through the opening into the old man's room?
What does the narrator do with the lantern when their thumb slips upon the tin fastening?
What does the narrator do with the lantern when their thumb slips upon the tin fastening?
