PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why does the narrator begin to panic at the end of the story?
A
The police question him closely about the old man’s whereabouts.
B
He thinks that the police can hear the old man’s heartbeat
C
He thinks that the police can see blood on the floor of the old man’s room.
D
The police become suspicious when the narrator begins to speak quickly.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -6. Why does the narrator begin to panic at the end of the story? The narrator begins to panic because he says he can hear the old mans heartbeat even though he is dead. 7.

Detailed explanation-2: -The narrator tells of the man’s vulture-like eye, which causes him to murder the man to rid himself forever of the villainy the eye possessed. After the murder, the narrator is haunted by the sound of the man’s beating heart to the point that he has to admit to his felony.

Detailed explanation-3: -He believes that he hears the old man’s heart beating. He may, however, be hearing the victim’s watch ticking or his own heart. Why does the narrator confess to his crime? He thinks the officers hear the same sound as he does, and he wants to get away from the sound, so he confesses.

Detailed explanation-4: -What does the noise that the narrator hears symbolize? He hears the old man’s heartbeat, and it symbolizes his guilt.

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