Which statement best describes a major theme of the story?

Question

A. People can never truly escape the terrible things they have done.
B. People without remorse can commit terrible crimes without consequences.
C. People often make a mistake while committing a crime because of their arrogance.
D. People who are very lonely may turn their feelings on others and cause them harm.

2. PART A: In the story, what causes the conflict between the narrator and the old man?
A. The narrator and the old man recent having to live together because of the narrator’s
disease, and so the narrator decides to murder the old man.
B. The narrator is driven mad by the sound of a heart beating beneath the floorboards,
and this causes him to kill the old man.
C. The narrator watches the old man sleep, and when the terrified old man discovers this,
the narrator kills him to keep his madness hidden.
D. The narrator is terrified of the old man’s blue eye and overwhelmed by the sound of
his heartbeat, so the narrator kills the old man.

Answer 1

1. A. People can never truly escape the terrible things they have done.

2. B. The narrator is driven mad by the sound of a heart beating beneath the floorboards, and this causes him to kill the old man.