Unit Exam: Taking a Different View
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Question
Read the passage from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
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.
I then took up three planks from the flooring of the chamber, and deposited all between the scantlings. I then replaced the boards so cleverly, so cunningly, that no human eye—not even his—could have detected anything wrong. There was nothing to wash out—no stain of any kind—no blood-spot whatever. I had been too wary for that. A tub had caught all—ha! ha!
How does the narrator's description of cleaning up the murder mislead readers?
The Tell-Tale Heart
Responses
It gives the impression that the narrator is exaggerating.
It gives the impression that the narrator is exaggerating.
It suggests that the narrator made mistakes in his haste.
It suggests that the narrator made mistakes in his haste.
It suggests that the narrator may be dreaming.
It suggests that the narrator may be dreaming.
It gives the impression that the narrator will not get caught.
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