WorksheetsThe Black Cat
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
What did the narrator tell the reader before he began the story?
a)
a. he wanted to caution the reader about falling into the same trap he fell in.
b)
b. he had no memory of what happened.
c)
c. he would die tomorrow and he wanted to unburden his soul.
d)
d. he was unjustly accused of a crime he did not commit.
2.
2. The narrator blames his change in mood and behavior on
a)
a. a brain tumor
b)
b. alcohol
c)
c. a curse put on him
d)
d. his wife divorcing him
3.
3. What did the narrator hang in the garden?
a)
a. the cat
b)
b. a rabbit
c)
c. a dog
d)
d. the narrator's wife
4.
4. What happened to the narrator's first house?
a)
a. it was foreclosed on, and he was evicted.
b)
b. it was burglarized
c)
c. it was destroyed by a flood
d)
d. it burned down, except one wall.
5.
5. The story alludes to the superstition that cats are really
a)
a. witches in disguise
b)
b. our dead ancestors
c)
c. the ghost of murdered people
d)
d. not good pets to have
6.
6. What is ironic about the two cats?
a)
a. they both scratch the narrator
b)
b. they both have only one eye
c)
c. they are both killed by the narrator
d)
d. they both have a white patch on their chest
7.
7. The first cat was named after which of the following?
a)
a. a type of diseases that cats get
b)
b. the greek god of the underworld
c)
c. the roman god of the underworld
d)
d. the name of the narrator's girlfriend
8.
8. The definition of the word gallows means
a)
a. an informal term for a young man
b)
b. a ghostly appearing figure
c)
c. an instrument of execution, used to hang a condemned person ; a wooden frame
d)
d. a figment of one's imagination
9.
9. Who or what did the narrator kill with an axe?
a)
a. the cat
b)
b. the narrator's wife
c)
c. the rabbit
d)
d. the dog
10.
10. Where did the police find the narrator's second cat?
a)
a. down a storm drain
b)
b. hanging from a tree, like the first cat
c)
c. inside the wall with the body of the narrator's wife
d)
d. on the roof of the house
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