Part A What does the phrase "bore me to death" suggest? Wheeler’s memory is failing and unreliable. By meeting with Wheeler, the narrator’s life may be in danger. In requesting he visit with Wheeler, the narrator’s friend wishes him harm. Conversations with Wheeler can be dull and uninformative. Question 2 Part B How does the phrase affect the story? by highlighting the narrator’s impatience by creating a tone of hopelessness by using exaggeration to create humor by foreshadowing the story’s tragic ending