Poe & "The Black Cat" L2

What did the narrator tell the reader before he began the story?

• He wanted to caution the reader about falling into the same trap he fell in.

• He had no memory of what happened.

• He would die tomorrow and he wanted to unburden his soul.

• He was unjustly accused of a crime he did not commit. He defends he should be tried as criminally insane.

The narrator blames his change in mood and behavior on

• a.   a brain tumor
• b.   alcohol
• c.  a curse put on him
• d.  his wife divorcing him

What did the narrator hang?

• The Cat

• One of his rabbits

• The dog

• The narrator's wife

How did the narrator's disposition change during the period of he and Pluto's close friendship?

• He became happier than he had ever been.

• He became moody, irritable, and abusive.

• He began to have long periods of blank memory.

• He became terrified of leaving the house.

How does the narrator consummate Pluto's injury?

• He drowns Pluto

• He hangs Pluto from a tree.

• He gives Pluto a glass eye

• He turns Pluto loose into the wild.

What is ironic about the two cats?

• a.  they both scratch the narrator
• b.  they both have only one eye 
• c.  they are both killed by the narrator
• d.  they both have a white patch on their chest

Who or what did the narrator kill with an axe?

• a.  the cat
• b.  the narrator's wife
• c.  the rabbit
• d.  the dog

Where did the police find the narrator's second cat?

• a.  down a storm drain
• b.  hanging from a tree, like the first cat
• c.  inside the wall with the body of the narrator's wife
• d.  on the roof of the house

This story is told by the narrator

• as an appeal to his sentence for release.
• in writing so that one day someone might understand it and he needs to confess to cleanse his soul.
• who is a reliable narrator as he lived the life.
• who explains that he is both mad and a dreamer but must unburden his conscience. 

What causes the police to start tearing down the wall?

• A long, inhuman scream.

• The narrator's screamed confession

• The black cat pointing his paw

• Nothing--the leave the house none the wiser.