Question

"The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe.

Passage Excerpt
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. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily—how calmly I can tell you the whole story.  

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

Which response describes the narrator's perspective in this paragraph? Select the two correct answers. (1 point)

Available Responses
The narrator is directly addressing the reader.

The narrator is an objective outsider in the story.

The narrator is a character in the story.

The narrator is retelling a story that was told to him.

The narrator is directly addressing the story’s main character.

Answer 1

- The narrator is directly addressing the reader.
- The narrator is a character in the story.

Justification: The first-person "I" shows he is part of the story, and he uses "you" ("but why will you say that I am mad?") to speak directly to the reader.