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audacity
smoothness
boldness
intelligence
contempt
waning
to choose as a representative or representatives
to hide your true feelings or intentions
to disturb
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 hide your true feelings or intentions
to annoy
to choose as a representative or representatives
to become gradually less in size, strength, or importance
gesticulations
boldness
contempt
the act of using hand movements to add emphasis
intelligence or good judgement
deputed
to hide your true feelings or intentions
to delegate authority or responsibility to another or others
to become gradually less in size, strength, or importance
to annoy
derision
sophistication
contempt
intelligence and good judgement
boldness
vex
to become gradually less in size, strength, or importance
to hide your true feelings or intentions
to annoy
to choose as a representative or representatives
sagacity
passionately
intelligence and good judgement
contempt
boldness
suavity
forcefully
ridicule
shamless impudence
sophistification
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
the police are at the door
he is insane
What reason does the narrator give for murdering the old man?
the narrator hates he old man
the old man frightens the neighbors
the old man's eye is like a vulture's
the narrator wants the old man's gold
Where does the narrator conceal the corpse of the old man?
under the tree behind the house
in the pond behind the house
in the attic above the old man's chamber
under the floor of the old man's chamber
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 ignore him because they think he is crazy
they continue to chat pleasantly
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 regrets what he has done
he believes the murder will make him famous
Which of the following happens last in the story?
the narrator opens a small crevice in the lantern
the narrator kills the old man
the narrators opens the door to the old man's chamber
the narrator shows the police where to find the body
