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Close-reading questions on Poe's plot, narrator, atmosphere, symbols, and irony.
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For seven nights, why does the narrator leave the old man unharmed after opening the bedroom door?
What changes on the eighth night after the narrator's thumb slips on the lantern fastening?
Once the thin ray of lantern light falls on the old man's eye, what cause finally drives the narrator to attack?
After killing the old man, what does the narrator do before the officers arrive?
Why do the police come to the house at about four o'clock?
During the officers' visit, where does the narrator place his own chair?
What event completes the plot after the narrator grows frantic during the officers' calm conversation?
The narrator opens by insisting, "why will you say that I am mad?" What does this opening most clearly show?
The narrator says he loved the old man and had no desire for his gold. What inference does that support?
Which behavior best reveals the narrator's pride in his own carefulness?
When the narrator hears the old man's groan and says it is the sound of mortal terror, what does he reveal about himself?
As the officers talk, the narrator smiles and chats, then argues about trifles and paces the floor wildly. What does this shift suggest?
Most of the crime unfolds at midnight in the old man's dark chamber. How does this setting shape the story's atmosphere?
What is the effect of the shuttered lantern that releases only a single thin ray of light?
The old man's room is described as dark and silent while he sits awake in terror. What mood does that silence mainly create?
Poe describes the sound the narrator hears as "a low, dull, quick sound, such as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton." What does that image add to the mood?
The narrator calls the eye a "vulture eye" and says it is pale blue with a film over it. What does this detail symbolize for him?
Which object lets the narrator boast that no blood-spot is left anywhere in the chamber?
What detail foreshadows that the narrator's senses may be a problem rather than proof of sanity?
The bed, not a weapon, is used in the murder. What is the effect of that object choice?
What is ironic about the narrator's explanation that his calm, detailed storytelling proves he is sane?
The narrator thinks his careful concealment is perfect. How does the ending overturn that confidence?
Which statement best describes the story's final irony?
How does Poe's first-person narration shape the reader's experience?
By the last line, the "hideous heart" most strongly connects to which final effect?
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The Fall of the House of Usher
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