Questions

1.

What had the madness done for the narrator's senses?

8.

What did the old man cry out when awakened?

A.  sharpened them
B.  destroyed them
C.  dulled them
D.  nothing of note

A.  "What was that?"
B.  "Who is it?"
C.  "Is anyone there?"
D.  "Who's there?"

2.

What was the reason that the narrator killed the old man?

9.

What was the low, dull, quick sound that the narrator heard?

A.  his gold
B.  his house
C.  he insulted the narrator
D.  his eye

A.  his own heartbeat
B.  the clock
C.  his watch
D.  the old man's heartbeat

3.

During the week before the narrator killed the old man, how did he act towards him?

10.

The beating grew louder – what was the new anxiety that seized the narrator at this point?

A.  cruel
B.  kind
C.  indifferent
D.  it never says

A.  the sound being heard by neighbors
B.  the noise waking up the old man
C.  there was no anxiety at this time
D.  someone coming in the house to investigate the noise

4.

How long did it take the narrator to place his head into the door so that he could see the old man?

11.

After the old man was dead, what was the first thing the narrator did to conceal the body?

A.  a half hour
B.  an hour and a half
C.  forty-five minutes
D.  an hour

A.  threw it out
B.  buried it beneath the floor
C.  dismembered it
D.  hid it in the closet

5.

For how long did the narrator look in upon the old man?

12.

What was the next thing he did to conceal the body?

A.  five nights
B.  seven nights
C.  six nights
D.  eight nights

A.  buried it beneath the floor
B.  buried it outside
C.  threw it out
D.  burned it

6.

Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man on the first night?

13.

Why were the police sent to the house?

A.  there was someone else in the house
B.  the eye was closed
C.  he didn't have the courage then
D.  the old man wasn't asleep by midnight on the first night

A.  a shriek was heard
B.  an argument was heard
C.  someone had seen the narrator
D.  a gunshot was heard

7.

What did the narrator do by accident
as a result waking the old man?

14.

What was it that made the narrator confess to the crime?

A.  his thumb slipped on the lantern
B.  he slipped and fell
C.  he sneezed
D.  he coughed

A.  the policeman's heartbeat
B.  the old man's heartbeat
C.  his ears began to ring
D.  the police suspected him

CONGRATULATIONS! You have finished  LESSON 35  
at OM Personal CAE - Certificate in Advanced English.
Before moving on to the next lesson, please remember
to revise everything you have learnt here.