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audacity
intelligence
boldness
smoothness
contempt
waning
to disturb
to choose as a representative or representatives
to hide your true feelings or intentions
to become gradually less in size, strength, or importance
vehemently
intelligence and good judgement
the act of using hand movements to add emphasis
passionately
contempt
dissimulated
to annoy
to become gradually less in size, strength, or importance
to choose as a representative or representatives
to hide your true feelings or intentions
gesticulations
boldness
the act of using hand movements to add emphasis
contempt
intelligence or good judgement
deputed
to annoy
to become gradually less in size, strength, or importance
to delegate authority or responsibility to another or others
to hide your true feelings or intentions
derision
contempt
boldness
sophistication
intelligence and good judgement
vex
to annoy
to choose as a representative or representatives
to become gradually less in size, strength, or importance
to hide your true feelings or intentions
sagacity
boldness
contempt
intelligence and good judgement
passionately
suavity
forcefully
ridicule
sophistification
shamless impudence
What is the narrator trying to say at the beginning of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
the old man is not dead
he is not insane
he is insane
the police are at the door
What reason does the narrator give for murdering the old man?
the narrator wants the old man's gold
the old man's eye is like a vulture's
the old man frightens the neighbors
the narrator hates he old man
Where does the narrator conceal the corpse of the old man?
under the floor of the old man's chamber
under the tree behind the house
in the attic above the old man's chamber
in the pond behind the house
How do the police respond to the narrator's ranting and raving?
they accuse him of murdering the old man
they believe his story and leave the house
they continue to chat pleasantly
they ignore him because they think he is crazy
Why does the narrator confess to the police?
he wants to convince them he is sane
he thinks they know he killed the old man
he believes the murder will make him famous
he regrets what he has done
Which of the following happens last in the story?
the narrator opens a small crevice in the lantern
the narrators opens the door to the old man's chamber
the narrator kills the old man
the narrator shows the police where to find the body
