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The Black Cat

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first cat's name?

a)

Pluto

b)

Neptune

c)

Hades

d)

Plooto

2.

What did the narrator do to the first cat out of anger?

a)

killed it

b)

broke its paw

c)

plucked its eye out

d)

Kicked it out of the house

3.

The first and second cat were identical except for one thing. What was it?

a)

The second cat had a white marking

b)

The first cat was white and the second cat was black

c)

The first cat had spots

d)

One was boy while the other was a girl

4.
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
5.
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.
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.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.

What does MALEVOLENCE mean?

a)

ill will

b)

an intense wind

c)

lacking importance

d)

regret for wrongdoing

12.

What does PALTRY mean?

a)

to stop forcefully

b)

ill will

c)

lacking importance

d)

regret for wrongdoing

13.

What does SUCCINCT mean?

a)

lacking importance

b)

an intense wind

c)

expressed in few words

d)

to stop forcefully

14.

What does REMORSE mean?

a)

ill will

b)

regret for wrongdoing

c)

an intense wind

d)

to stop forcefully

15.

Who wrote "The Black Cat"?

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

John Steinbeck

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Harper Lee

16.

What does the second black cat do that annoys the narrator?

a)

Meows all the time.

b)

Scratches him.

c)

Scares the other animals.

d)

Follows him everywhere.

17.
What did the narrator do after he killed his wife, "for one night, at least,"  
a)
he slept soundly
b)
he was nice to the cat and remained sober and nice to the cat
c)
wrote this story
d)
was not in jail
18.
Poe lost many loved ones, including his wife to this devastating disease
a)
Tuberculosis
b)
Alcoholism
c)
Influenza
d)
Rabies
19.
In addition to being a writer, Edgar Allan Poe was also a well-known
a)
Literary Critic
b)
Actor
c)
Artist
d)
Financial Advisor
20.
How did Poe die?
a)
He was shot in the sholder
b)
He was kidnapped
c)
It is unknown
d)
Drug overdose

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