The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
Authored by Monika Luna
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Comprehension: Where do you think the speaker may be in the opening paragraph? With whom is he talking? What does he imply will be happening to him on the following day?
he is talking to a anyone who will listen- he implies he will be sentenced the next day.
The speake is talking to a judge- he is trying to get out of his sentence.
The speaker is in a hospital, talking to a doctor, implying he will be undergoing surgery the next day.
The speaker is in a park, talking to a friend, implying he will be attending a party the next day.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the narrator explain his early behavior and disposition towards animals and others in the beginning of his story?
He was kind and gentle towards animals and people.
He was indifferent and cold towards animals and people.
He was aggressive and hostile towards animals and people.
He was fearful and anxious around animals and people.
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CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What reason does the narrator give for his drastic change in disposition and temperament towards his wife and pets?
He blames it on a supernatural influence.
He attributes it to his growing alcoholism.
He claims it is due to financial stress.
He believes it is caused by a mental illness.
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CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What occurs on the evening of the day that the narrator kills Pluto?
The narrator finds a new cat.
The narrator's house catches fire.
The narrator confesses to the crime.
The narrator leaves town.
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CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the narrator try to explain the plastered image of a gigantic cat with a rope around its neck that mysteriously appears on the bedroom wall?
The narrator believes it is a supernatural occurrence.
The narrator thinks it is a prank by a friend.
The narrator explains it as a result of a fire.
The narrator attributes it to a dream.
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CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where does the narrator first see the second cat that resembles his former cat Pluto?
In the narrator's house
In a tavern
In the street
In a neighbor's yard
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The narrator begins to hate and avoid the second cat because of a specific mark in the animal’s small section of white fur. What image had become clearly visible to the narrator?
A skull
A cross
A heart
A noose
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.5.4
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