Which excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart" best illustrates that the narrator is unreliable?
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a. "TRUE!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute."
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What features of gothic literature does the excerpt include? Check all that apply.
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a. irrational behavior
c. an unexplained event
d. growing suspense
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Which statement best explains how the reader can determine that the narrator is unreliable?
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d. The narrator believes that his audience will approve of and even laugh at his plot to murder the old man.
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Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
If still you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body. The night waned, and I worked hastily, but in silence. First of all I dismembered the corpse. I cut off the head and the arms and the legs.
The narrator of this excerpt is unreliable because
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d. he claims to be rational while committing an irrational act.
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Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
I paced the floor to and fro with heavy strides, as if excited to fury by the observations of the men—but the noise steadily increased. Oh God! what could I do? I foamed—I raved—I swore! I swung the chair upon which I had been.....
Which statement best describes the narrative point of view of this excerpt?
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b. The excerpt uses a first-person point of view and an unreliable narrator.
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Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It was not a groan of pain or of grief—oh, no!—it was the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe. I knew the sound well.
What feature of gothic literature does the excerpt include?
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b. terror and fear
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Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
TRUE!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute.....................
In what way is the excerpt characteristic of gothic literature?
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b. It explores fear and strong emotions.
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Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
The ringing became more distinct:—It continued and became more distinct: I talked more freely to get rid of the feeling: but it continued and gained definiteness—until, at length, I found that the noise was not within my ears.
Which statement best contrasts these two excerpts?
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a. The sound of the beating heart emphasizes the madness of the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart," while the sound of the crying cat in "The Black Cat" does not.
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Which detail from "The Tell-Tale Heart" best explores the psychology of the narrator?
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b. "And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense?—now, I say, there came to my ears a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. I knew that sound well, too."
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Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire.
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b. It relies on mystery and suspense.
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Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
TRUE!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute.
Which statement best contrasts these two excerpts?
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c. The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" views his disease as a positive thing, but the narrator of "The Black Cat" admits that the disease made him do terrible things.
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Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
If still you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body. The night waned, and I worked hastily, but in silence. First of all I dismembered the corpse. I cut off the head and the arms and the legs.
What feature of gothic literature does the excerpt include?
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a. an exploration of rational and irrational behavior
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Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
TRUE!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute.
Which statement best compares these two excerpts?
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d. Both narrators appear to be irrational, which makes them both unreliable narrators.
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Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
I smiled,—for what had I to fear? I bade the gentlemen welcome. The shriek, I said, was my own in a dream. The old man, I mentioned, was absent in the country. I took my visitors all over the house. I bade them search—search well. I led them, at length, to his chamber.
Which statement best compares these two excerpts?
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b. The arrival of the police officers increases the tension and suspense in the narratives.
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Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture—............
By revealing the narrator's deepest thoughts, the author
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a. increases the element of horror in the narratives
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Using an excitable and unreliable narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" allows Edgar Allan Poe to
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a. explore human psychology.
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