Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?A. "The disease had sharpened my senses — not destroyed — not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell." (Paragraph 1)B. "I knew that he had been lying awake ever since the first slight noise, when he had turned in the bed. His fears had been ever since growing upon him." (Paragraph 7)C. "But the beating grew louder, louder! I thought the heart must burst. And now a new anxiety seized me — the sound would be heard by a neighbor! The old man's hour had come!" (Paragraph 11)D. "'Villains!' I shrieked, 'dissemble no more! I admit the deed! — tear up the planks! — here, here! — it is the beating of his hideous heart!'" (Paragraph 18)

The disease had sharpened my senses — not destroyed — not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. Based on the passage above, which inference can be drawn about the narrator's mental state?Group of answer choicesThe narrator's unstable behaviour and obsessive thoughts suggest a deteriorating mental condition.The narrator's actions are driven by sympathy and external circumstances, leading to extreme measures.The narrator is haunted by guilt and remorse, leading to his confession.The narrator exhibits symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"True! -nervous -very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses -not destroyed -not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily -how calmly I can tell you the whole story." Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Based on the given excerpt, where do you think is the setting?Group of answer choicesA dark, enclosed room where the narrator speaks to an unidentified listener.An eerie place with mysterious sounds echoing in the background.A peaceful countryside setting with birds chirping and a gentle breeze.A crowded city street busy with activities.

Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to the previous question? (RL.11.1)Group of answer choices“His life had been confused and disordered since then, but if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly, he could find out what that thing was…”“After she had obliterated three years with that sentence they could decide upon the more practical measures to be taken.”“He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God.”“He broke off and began to walk up and down a desolate path of fruit rinds and discarded favors and crushed flowers.”

‘Have I not told you that my hearing had become unusually strong?’What do you think that it shows about his mental state that his hearing is becoming more unusually strong?

Which of the following is an example of hearing rather than listening?Multiple ChoiceHe heard what she said and responded with an appropriate answer.The sound of firecrackers filled the nighttime air.He heard the sound outside and decided that the noise must have been a car accident.She heard his cry for help and reacted by immediately calling the rescue squad.