2020/2021 A The Tell-Tale Heart "Text Talk"
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After you have read "The Tell-Tale Heart" answer the following questions. You may utilize the Text Entry Box
to input your answers. **THE PASSAGE CAN BE FOUND ON YOUR STUDY GUIDE
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1. Why does the narrator decide to kill the old man?
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2. What makes the old man spring up in his bed and cry out on the eighth night?
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3. What does the narrator do to the old man when he hears his heart beating louder and louder?
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4. How does the narrator hide the old man's body?
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5. Even though the officers don't suspect anything, the narrator is convinced they know of the old man's
death. What makes him certain of this?
6. What other questions can you ask and answer? (Free Response)
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What is the narrators main conflict in this passage

What is the main problem with the following critique? “you put some thought into it, but you obviously do not care much about the topic you are presenting.” a. it is not ethical. b. it is not constructive c. it is not specific. d. it is not behavior focused.

Select the correct text in the passage. in richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game," zaroffs aristocratic appearance and dignified manners mask his sinister, animalistic nature. which line from the excerpt best provides a glimpse into his true nature? rainsford's first impression was that the man was singularly handsome; his second was that there was an original, almost bizarre quality about the general's face. he was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white; but his thick eyebrows and pointed military mustache were as black as the night from which rainsford had come. his eyes, too, were black and very bright. he had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face-the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat. turning to the giant in uniform, the general made a sign. the giant put away his pistol, saluted, withdrew. "ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. a simple fellow, but, i'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "is he russian? " "he is a cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "so am i." half apologetically general zaroff said, "we do our best to preserve the amenities of civilization here. forgive any lapses. we are well off the beaten track, you know." laughter shook the general. "how extraordinarily droll you are! " he said. "one does not expect nowadays to find a young man of the educated class, even in america, with such a naive, and, if i may say so, mid-victorian point of view. it's like finding a snuffbox in a limousine. ah, well, doubtless you