Why does the narrator cut out one of the eyes of his cat, Pluto?A.The cat seemed to like his wife better.B.The cat was frightened and bit him.C.The cat had been avoiding him.D.The cat tried to run away from him.

In "The Black Cat," what happens after the narrator's character undergoes "a radical alteration for the worse"?A.He begins killing other animals in the neighborhood.B.He starts abusing his wife and favorite cat, Pluto.C.He tries to kill his wife by burning down the house.D.He feels guilty and tells his wife that he killed the cat.

Which of the following descriptions is most likely from the perspective of an unreliable narrator?A.The dog chased Tessa away because it knows that she is here to steal away my husband.B.Tessa screamed and ran when the neighbor's dog barked, both of which startled me from sleep.C.When Tessa stepped onto the neighbor's driveway, the dog barked and chased her away.D.The neighbor's dog barked and chased Tessa away from the house when she tried to visit.

"The Black Cat," by Edgar Allan Poe. Then answer the question.How does the pacing in this paragraph help create suspense?A.The narrator describes events quickly to set a joyful tone.B.The narrator says at the start of the paragraph that he kills the cat and then explains his reasons.C.The narrator slowly builds up to the moment he kills the cat.D.The narrator simply states that he killed the cat.

At the beginning of "The Black Cat," the narrator doesn't explain what he did to deserve death as a consequence of his actions. What effect does this withholding of information create?A.It increases suspense so that the reader must continue reading to find answers.B.It forces the reader to suspend disbelief in order to understand the story.C.It urges the reader to use outside sources to find information.D.It allows the reader to better understand the motivation of the narrator.

What events from "The Black Cat" seem to prove the wife's superstition about cats to be correct?A.The narrator starts drinking heavily and becomes abusive, scaring both his wife and his pet.B.The impression of a cat with a rope around its neck appears on a wall of the burned-out house.C.The wife brings home new animals for the narrator because she knows he is an animal lover.D.The narrator calmly decides to hide the body of his wife inside the wall of the cellar.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS