These questions are about the tell tale heart, by Edgar Allan Poe!. 4. What effect is Poe creating by having the narrator watch the old man sleep for eight days before carrying out his plan?
a. suspense
b. irony
c. establishing motive
d. enthusiastically

5. The narrator's claim of sanity lies in the fact that he can tell his story so
a. quickly
b. slowly
c. calmly
d. enthusiastically

6. What is the mood at the beginning of the story?
a. joy
b. curiosity
c. panic
d. sadness

7.The narrator looked on the old man each night for 6 nights before choosing to kill him.
a. true
b. false

8. On the eighth night, the narrator awakens the old man. What happens next?
a. The narrator immediately carries out his plan
b. The narrator finds himself consoling the old man and gets him back to sleep.
c. The old man sits awake in fear for many hours.
d. none of the above ​