Read the excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart.” If still you think me mad, you will think so no longer when I describe the wise precautions I took for the concealment of the body. The night waned, and I worked hastily, but in silence. First of all I dismembered the corpse. I cut off the head and the arms and the legs.

The narrator of this excerpt is unreliable because

he is very intelligent but not highly educated.
he is very naive and inexperienced.
he wants to be caught for the crime he has just committed.
he claims to be rational while committing an irrational act.

The most likely reason king uses allusions in this part of his speech is to

Which is the best paraphrase of the text? the capability of a bicycle makes some people want to go very fast and others to go very slow. as long as you are careful, feel free to ride like the wind. when feeling brave on a bicycle you should ride fast, but when feeling afraid riding slow is wise. if you are unable to coast, it is pointless to even ride. if you’re going to ride a bicycle, you should throw caution to the wind and take over the road, swerving where you like and taking full advantage of your ride. it’s a real joy to be able to ride a bicycle, where you have the choice of going as fast or as slow as you like, using as much courage as you feel like using.

Review the previous excerpt from barbra jordan’s speech. answer the following 3 questions in the space below.