The Black Cat Comprehension Quiz

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

• a.  he wanted to caution the reader about falling into the same trap he fell in.
• b.  he had no memory of what happened.
• c.  he would die tomorrow and he wanted to unburden his soul.
• d.  he was unjustly accused of a crime he did not commit.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.  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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.  What  did the narrator hang in the garden?

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.  What happened to the narrator's first house?

• a.  it was foreclosed on, and he was evicted.
• b.  it was burglarized
• c.  it was destroyed by a flood
• d.  it burned down, except one wall.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

9.  Who or what did the narrator kill with an axe?

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

10.  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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• Mathematics

• Medicine

• Animals

• Death

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The first cat's name was:

• Ember

• Pluto

• Poseidon

• Zeus

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What body part was the first cat missing?

• A leg

• His eye

• His heart

• His tail

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4