Read the passage from "The Tell-Tale Heart."
[The sound] grew louder—louder—louder! And still the men chatted pleasantly, and smiled. Was it possible they heard not? Almighty God!—no, no! They heard!—they suspected!—they knew!—they were making a mockery of my horror!—this I thought, and this I think. But anything was better than this agony! Anything was more tolerable than this derision! I could bear those hypocritical smiles no longer! I felt that I must scream or die! and now—again!—hark! louder! louder! louder! louder!
How does the narrator's view of this situation differ from the police officers' view in this passage?
The Tell-Tale Heart
Responses
The narrator believes his own heart is beating so loudly that he will appear nervous. The officers seem to believe there was no crime.
The narrator believes his own heart is beating so loudly that he will appear nervous. The officers seem to believe there was no crime.
The narrator believes the officers hear the sound, and he is alarmed. The officers seem unaware of the narrator's strange thoughts.
The narrator believes the officers hear the sound, and he is alarmed. The officers seem unaware of the narrator's strange thoughts.
The narrator believes he is about to have a heart attack. The officers seem concerned about the narrator's health.
The narrator believes he is about to have a heart attack. The officers seem concerned about the narrator's health.
The narrator believes the officers cannot hear the sound. The officers seem to be trying to find the body by listening closely to the heartbeat.