In "The Black Cat", what is the name of the narrator's first cat?AVenusBMercuryCSaturnDPluto

Which events happen first in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"?A.The narrator kills his wife in a fit of anger and hides her body within the walls of the cellar.B.The narrator says he will die the following day as a consequence of his actions.C.The narrator relates information about his childhood and the happy early years of his marriage.D.The narrator finds a second cat in a tavern and decides to bring it home with him.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

At what point in the story does the falling action of "The Black Cat" appear?A.Immediately after the climaxB.Immediately before the climaxC.At the beginning of the storyD.Near the end of the storySUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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

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.

In "The Black Cat", what shape does the second cat's white fur form?AThe scales of justiceBA judge's gavelCThe gallowsDAn electric chair