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University of Puerto Rico

Mayagüez Campus

 Name _//// //// ////__ Date April 30, 2014________ 

Instructor: Ms. Mariony Medina IN! 3102, "ec. 010

Quiz # 5

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I. Questions. Ans'er t$e (ollo'in) *uestions in complete sentences. +20 pts.

1. -$at does t$e storys title mean

#$e meanin) o( t$e title o( t$e story is a $eart t$at (eels and needs to epress '$at

$appened and maes it t$rou)$ t$e $earteat etrayin) t$e murderer.

2. #$e narrator isits t$e old mans edroom eery ni)$t (or seen ni)$ts e(ore illin) $im

on t$e ei)$t$ ni)$t. -$at (inally causes $im to commit t$e act

n t$e ei)$t$ ni)$t $e isited t$e old mans room '$ic$ leads $im to commit murder is a

noise. A noise t$at sounded louder in t$e ears o( t$e murderer turned out to e t$e $earteat o(

old caused y (ear I (elt old ecause I ne' t$ere 'as someone in t$e room ut could not see or

$ear $im. #$at eatin) ecame increasin)ly stron)er caused t$e narrator put anious t$inin)

t$at sound could e $eard y a nei)$or, t$en (inally decided to commit murder to turn t$at noise

caused y $eart palpitations old man

3. -$y does t$e narrator ill t$e old man

#$e man illed t$e old ecause t$e old man $ad an eye $e compared it to t$at o( a

ulture. 5ac$ time t$e old man looed at $im 'it$ t$at eye man (elt (ear and an)er leadin) $im

to ill $im to )et rid o( t$at loo (oreer.

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4. "ummari6e t$e steps in $is plan.

5ery ni)$t until noon t$e murderer turned t$e doorno and opened it )ently until all

$ae an openin) lar)e enou)$ (or it to (it t$e $ead and t$en enter a (las$li)$t. #$e (las$li)$t

'as completely closed so t$at no li)$t eam is not leain)7 t$en put $er $ead. In t$is process

it 'as lie an $our (or t$e $ead (or t$e openin) to e ie'ed lyin) on $is ed. #$is routine

narrator I did (or seen lon) ni)$ts ut al'ays ran into t$e closed eyes aoidin) $is plan to

undertae.

8. -$y do t$e police arrie

#$e police arrie at t$e $ouse '$ere t$e murder 'as committed ecause a nei)$or $eard

a scream and called t$e police to (ind out '$at $appened in t$at $ouse.

9. -$at sound dries t$e narrator to con(ess to t$e crime

#$e sound o( t$e $earteat I despair t$e man, '$o ended y tellin) t$e police t$at $e $ad

illed t$e old man and $id t$e ody under t$e (looroards.

. Do you t$in t$e narrator (eels )uilty (or $is crime -$y or -$y not

I eliee t$e narrator did not (eel )uilty (or committin) t$e act, on t$e contrary $e s$o's

satis(action at $ain) done so. At di((erent times t$e narrator says t$at $e 'as )lad t$e a)ony

t$at crossed t$e old man to no' t$at someone 'as in $is room ut t$e old man could not see

it. Also, t$e narrator mentions t$at $e 'as proud and pleased to see $o' easy it 'as made to

ill t$e old man. ;rayers as are (ound in t$e tet s$o's t$at at any time t$e murderer (elt

)uilty (or t$e crime $e committed.

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sound or actually t$ese sound are products o( t$e mind t$e narrator ecause $es cra6y.

=. Do t$e narrators cleerness and care(ulness proe $e isnt mad

Intelli)ence and t$e precautions t$at $ad to mae t$e illin) does not rule out t$e

 possiility t$at t$e narrator t$is cra6y. A person 'it$ mental prolems can e smart and e

care(ul to mae t$eir acts. In addition, t$e osessie%compulsie e traelin) 'it$ t$e eye as

'it$ t$e $earteat person s$o's si)ns o( mental prolems t$at are dia)nosed 'it$ t$e disease

o( osession and compulsion.

10. ie eamples o( $o' ;oe creates suspense in t$e story

• Is suspended '$en t$e narrator enters t$e room t$e old man eery ni)$t to 'atc$

 ecause it may e t$at at any moment t$e old man up and discoer t$e narrator 

• #$ere suspense eac$ ni)$t '$en t$e narrator isits t$e room and 'atc$es '$en

'e do not no' 'ill ill $im and $o' $e 'ill ill.

• "uspense is also s$o'n '$en t$e police are in t$e $ouse and t$e narrator e)ins to

$ear t$e $earteat o( t$e old and start to (eel nerous and e)ins to lose

con(idence. Its time to $old ecause it is not no'n i( t$e cops 'ere to discoer

or 'as )oin) to etray.