Edgar Allan Poe - Black Cat

The author is mostly interested in telling how

• a cat avenges a murder

• drunkness can lead to violence

• people can be cruel to their pets

• the police solved a difficult case

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

Where is the narrator as he tells this story?

• in a hospital

• in his cellar (basement)

• in a prison cell

• in his parent's house

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CCSS.RL.8.6

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The white spot on the second cat's breast begins to look like

• an ax

• an eye

• a corpse

• a gallows

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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The narrator kills his wife when she

• is sleeping

• threatens to leave him

• stops him from killing the cat

• catches him drinking in the cellar

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CCSS.RL.8.6

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What does the narrator do to his wife's corpse?

• He burns it

• He walls it up in the cellar

• He throws it in the well

• He buries it

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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You can infer that the narrator will most likely

• get drunk

• go insane

• get married again

• be executed

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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The narrator says that the change in the white spot may be happening in his "fancy." By this he means

• the white spot looks very fancy

• he may be only imagining the change

• everyone else notices the change also

• the cat is shedding some fur

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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

After he kills his wife, the narrator feels

• untroubled

• very guilty

• sorrowful

• frightened

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

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The author would most likely agree with which of the following?

• Drunkeness leads to evil deeds

• Drunkeness is harmless

• Black cats are witches in disguise

• All cat owners are alcoholics

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

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