PATHOLOGY MCQ
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Which choice best expresses the main idea of paragraph 8?
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The old man stirs and cries out when he hears the narrator at the door and scares the narrator away.
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The narrator can relate to the old man’s fear, but that only makes the narrator feel more powerful.
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The narrator chooses to wake the old man so that he can face him directly for the murder.
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The narrator slips into the room when the old man wakes, hoping that the old man will not see him.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The narrator understands how frightened the old man is, having also experienced the lonely terrors of the night. Soon, the narrator hears a dull pounding that he interprets as the old man’s terrified heartbeat. Worried that a neighbor might hear the loud thumping, he attacks and kills the old man.
Detailed explanation-2: -How does the narrator’s mention of his acute hearing in paragraph 1 foreshadow the old man’s death? It foreshadows the point when the old man’s heartbeat drives the narrator to kill him.
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