The Black Cat

What caused the narrator to cut Pluto's eyeball out?

• The cat broke something

• The cat meowed

• The cat bit his hand

• The cat did nothing

What happened to the narrator the night of the Pluto's death?

• The cat comes back to life

• He buries the cat

• The night went on normally

• The narrator's house burned down

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Why does the narrator originally not kill the second black cat?

• He is ashamed of what he had done to Pluto

• He was too busy

• The cat ran away

• The cat meowed in refusal

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Why does the narrator kill his wife?

• She stops him from killing the second cat

• The narrator's wife asks him to do it

• She hurts the cat

• He did not like her anymore

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Why did the narrator kill Pluto?

• The cat was disrespectful to his owner

• He doesn't feel like he could be around Pluto anymore

• The owner hated cats

• The cat was sick

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How does the narrator's second cat act towards him?

• It is very aggressive towards him

• It stays away from him

• It is very skittish around him

• It follows him around everywhere at first

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What was the one imprint left on the wall after the fire?

• A woman in distress

• A cat shape with a noose around its neck

• A shape of the gallows

• A shape like an ax

Does the narrator feel any regret about what he did to his wife?

• No, because he secretly hated her

• Yes, because he did not mean to do this.

• No, because he is insane

• Yes, because he loved her very much.

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What did the narrator suffer from?

• Nothing

• A head injury

• An abusive wife

• An alcohol problem

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What did the narrator's two cats have in common?

• They were both missing an eye

• They both had white fur

• They both were rude

• Both cats died

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