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"The Black Cat" By Edgar Allan Poe
"The Black Cat" By Edgar Allan Poe
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1
What was the only thing that survived the house fire?
the living room couch
a wall
Pluto
the family TV
2
Who was murdered with an axe by the narrator telling the story?
the landlord
Pluto
the replacement cat
the wife
3
Why did the narrator seize the cat and pluck out his eye, with a penknife?
The cat tripped him going down the stairs.
The cat hissed at him
The cat scratched him
he sensed that the cat avoided his presence
4
Illusion is a magic trick while allusion is ______________________
answering back
lying about everything
hiding the facts
making an indirect reference
5
What is the black cat's name?
Garfield
Paul
Mickey
Pluto
6
The quality of being stubborn is_________________.
sassy
pertinacity
feisty
grudge
7
What is the cause of the narrator's CHANGE in disposition?
His wife died
A Curse
Alcohol
Lack of Sleep
8
What is a wooden frame, w/ a crossbeam on two uprights, and a noose for hanging?
rooftop
executor
overhang
gallows
9
___________________________ means having or showing keen discernment, and sound judgment.
sagacious
witty
clever
smart
10
What is another word for destructive fire?
flames
conflagration
atrocity
poof
11
What happened to the narrator's house on the evening of the same day he hanged his cat Pluto?
it was robbed
It flooded
It was repossessed
It burned
12
10. What was the “beast” on top of the corpse?
the replacement cat
bottle of gin
Pluto
the devil
13
My cat is _________________. He is kind and calm around people.
docile
unhappy
sweet
sad
14
What was the only difference between the "new" cat and Pluto?
new cat hat a white splotch
the new cat had both eyes
the new cat was a girl
the new cat had no tail
15
All of the following are elements of the GOTHIC genre EXCEPT...
dark
blue skies
death
blood
16
Where did the narrator hide the body?
in the well
he chopped it up and threw the pieces in the fire
in the floor boards
in the cellar wall
17
To have deep and painful regret for wrongdoing is to have
hindsight
envy
remorse
sadness
18
How did the narrator kill his cat Pluto?
he drowned him in a nearby lake
he hanged him from the tree in the garden
He slit his throat with a penknife
He burned him in the fire
19
Who wrote "The Black Cat?"
John Allan
Stephen King
Shirley Jackson
Edgar Allan Poe
20
To express in few words is to be _______________________.
mute
ill-tempered
short
succinct