Use the passages from the story to answer the question:

Question

“...but why will you say that I am mad?”

“Now this is the point. You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded--with what caution--with what foresight--with what dissimulation I went to work. I went to work! I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him.”

“And have I not told you that what you mistake for madness is but over-acuteness of the sense?”

“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.”



Why does the narrator try to convince the reader he is not mad?

(2 points)
Responses

He is trying to justify his actions.
He is trying to justify his actions.

He is angry about the situation.
He is angry about the situation.

He wants to get away with the murder.
He wants to get away with the murder.

He wants to be caught before he kills the old man.
He wants to be caught before he kills the old man.
Question 2
8. What causes the narrator to confess to killing the old man?(2 points)
Responses

The cops smell the dead body.
The cops smell the dead body.

The cops start questioning him more.
The cops start questioning him more.

He hears the old man's heartbeat.
He hears the old man's heartbeat.

He misses the old man.

Answer 1

For the first question, the best response is:

He wants to get away with the murder.

The narrator is trying to convince the reader that he is not mad in order to justify his actions and present himself as rational, hoping to evade suspicion regarding his crime.

For the second question, the best response is:

He hears the old man's heartbeat.

The narrator confesses to killing the old man because he becomes overwhelmed by the sound of the heartbeat, which he perceives as a manifestation of his guilt.