Read this excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. I knew that sound well, too. It was the beating of the old man’s heart. It increased my fury, as the beating of a drum stimulates the soldier into courage.

How does this incident provoke the narrator's decision to murder the old man?

The sound of the old man's heartbeat gives the narrator an additional reason to hate him.

The old man's heartbeat causes the narrator to recall his days as a soldier.

The narrator's headache is worsened by the sound of the old man's heartbeat.

The old man is being noisy on purpose, just to irritate the narrator.

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d.c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d.c.

Where sarah live? a. are b. is c. do d. does

Can someone “think of a time you overcame a challenge or obstacle. describe the experience in two or three sentences”