The Black Cat
Authored by Katherine Farley
English
9th Grade
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This quiz focuses on Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story "The Black Cat," a fundamental work in American Gothic literature typically studied at the 9th grade level. The questions assess students' comprehension of key plot elements, character development, and significant details that drive the narrative's psychological horror. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to track the narrator's descent into madness, identify cause-and-effect relationships between the protagonist's alcoholism and his violent actions, and understand the story's climactic revelation. The quiz requires students to recall specific details about characters (the narrator's passion for animals, the cats' names and characteristics), major plot events (the house fire, the murders, the method of concealment), and the story's ironic conclusion where the second cat reveals the location of the murdered wife's body. Created by Katherine Farley, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 9. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for checking reading comprehension after students have completed "The Black Cat," whether used as a quick formative assessment following class discussion or assigned as homework to ensure students have thoroughly read the text. The straightforward question format makes it ideal for warm-up activities before deeper literary analysis discussions about themes like guilt, alcoholism, and supernatural elements in Poe's work. Teachers can also use this as review material before unit tests on American Gothic literature or as part of reading accountability measures to confirm students are completing assigned readings. The quiz aligns with standards RL.9-10.1 and RL.9-10.3, as it requires students to cite textual evidence to support analysis of explicit story elements and analyze how complex characters develop throughout the narrative.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who wrote "The Black Cat"?
Edgar Allan Poe
John Steinbeck
William Shakespeare
Harper Lee
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the narrator's great interest and passion in life?
Mathematics
Medicine
Animals
Death
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the narrator's weakness?
Gambling
Alcohol
Drugs
Online shopping
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The first cat's name was:
Ember
Pluto
Poseidon
Zeus
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.1
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What body part was the first cat missing?
A leg
His eye
His heart
His tail
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the story, the narrator's house:
Is haunted.
Is falling down.
Burns to the ground.
Is repossessed by the banks.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the second black cat do that annoys the narrator?
Meows all the time.
Scratches him.
Scares the other animals.
Follows him everywhere.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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