Answer:
One possible reason the narrator hears the sound of a heartbeat at this moment could be that he feels guilty for what he had done, so he might be hearing his own heartbeat and begin to panic, thinking that it's the old man's heartbeat he's hearing.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
A,B, and E
Explanation:
Since the story is told in the third person it wants to know what the story would be like in the first person perspective.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Dont do something you will regret later is the theme 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
B
Explanation:
The passage is in first-person point of view and it demonstrates what the narrator is thinking towards this competition.