The Black Cat

Who wrote "The Black Cat"?

• Edgar Allan Poe

• John Steinbeck

• William Shakespeare

• Harper Lee

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What was the narrator's great interest and passion in life?

• Mathematics

• Medicine

• Animals

• Death

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What was the narrator's weakness?

• Gambling

• Alcohol

• Drugs

• Online shopping

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The first cat's name was:

• Ember

• Pluto

• Poseidon

• Zeus

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What body part was the first cat missing?

• A leg

• His eye

• His heart

• His tail

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In the story, the narrator's house:

• Is haunted.

• Is falling down.

• Burns to the ground.

• Is repossessed by the banks.

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What does the second black cat do that annoys the narrator?

• Meows all the time.

• Scratches him.

• Scares the other animals.

• Follows him everywhere.

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Who does the narrator kill at the end of the story?

• His wife.

• The second black cat.

• The police.

• Himself.

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How does he hide the body?

• He builds a wall in the cellar.

• He burns the body.

• He throws it into the lake.

• He chops it up and hides it under the floorboards.

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What else is behind the wall?

• An alarm clock.

• The ax.

• The second black cat.

• The deed to the house.

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