Question

Question 1 (2 points)
What does Poe establish about the narrator with the opening sentence, "True! - very, very, dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?"

Question 1 options:

The narrator is not insane, but he believes he is.


The narrator believes he is not insane, but he probably is.


The narrator is not usually nervous.


The narrator is angry with the reader.

Question 2 (2 points)
Which reason does the narrator give for wanting to kill the old man?

Question 2 options:

The old man insulted him.


He wants the old man's gold.


The old man has a clouded eye.


He hates the old man.

Question 3 (2 points)
The author builds suspense by _____

Question 3 options:

not revealing their reason for committing the crime


having the narrator sneak into the old man's bedroom each night


having the narrator explain how clever they were in committing the crime


describing what is done with the old man's body

Question 4 (2 points)
By telling the story from the narrator's point of view, the author helps the reader ________

Question 4 options:

recognize the narrator's insanity


feel compassion for the narrator


realize that the narrator is pretending to be insane


understand why the police have come to the home

Question 5 (2 points)
Which statement best demonstrates the narrator's audacity?

Question 5 options:

The narrator deciding to kill the old man.


The way the narrator snuck into the old man's bedroom each night and then greeting him warmly the next morning.


The narrator's manner of disposing of the body.


The narrator inviting the police to sit directly above where the body is hidden.

Answer 1

Question 1 (2 points)
The narrator is not insane, but he believes he is.

Question 2 (2 points)
The old man has a clouded eye.

Question 3 (2 points)
having the narrator sneak into the old man's bedroom each night

Question 4 (2 points)
feel compassion for the narrator

Question 5 (2 points)
The way the narrator snuck into the old man's bedroom each night and then greeting him warmly the next morning.

Answer 2

What does Poe establish about the narrator with the opening sentence, "True! - very, very, dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?"

Question 1 options:

The narrator is not insane, but he believes he is.


The narrator believes he is not insane, but he probably is.


The narrator is not usually nervous.


The narrator is angry with the reader.

Answer 3

The answer is: The narrator is not insane, but he believes he is.

Answer 4

A silver ring reacts with compounds containing sulfur in the air to form silver sulfide, a black substance that makes up the tarnish on the surface of silver objects. To remove the tarnish from the ring, students placed it in a pan lined with aluminum foil and added hot water. Baking soda was added to the hot water and stirred. Students made observations about the process. Which observation of this process provides evidence of a chemical reaction?

Question 4 options:

Hot water heated the aluminum foil.


The liquid solution changed color.


The pan was lined with aluminum foil.


The hot water cooled.

Answer 5

The answer is: The liquid solution changed color.