The Black Cat

Reading Quiz True or False: 1. ... The Black Cat Allan Poe. 9. What does the narrator’s first cat, Pluto, and the new cat have in common? a...

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The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe Name:

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Reading Quiz True or False: 1. _______ The narrator has always had a hatred for animals, especially cats. 2. _______ The narrator abused his wife and their pets. 3. _______ In a moment of fury, the narrator cut off his cat’s tail. 4. _______ The narrator’s wife was killed by the cat they got to replace Pluto. 5. _______ The police discovered the wife’s body because of the cat’s cry.

Multiple Choice: 6. The story alludes to the superstition that cats are really…. a. demons b. our deceased ancestors c. witches d. ghosts of murdered persons 7. What does the narrator blame for his change in behavior and mood? a. a brain tumor b. a curse put upon him c. alcohol d. his wife divorcing him 8. How does the narrator finally kill his cat? a. He beats it with a shovel b. He drowns it in a river c. He feeds it to wild animals d. He hangs it from a tree

9. What does the narrator’s first cat, Pluto, and the new cat have in common? a. They both are completely black b. They both are without their tails c. They both have only one eye d. They both tend to be violent animals 10. What happened to the narrator’s house? a. It burned down b. It was foreclosed upon and the narrator was evicted c. It became infested with rats d. It was burglarized 11. Where did the police find the narrator’s new cat? a. Down a sewage drain b. Inside the wall with the body of the narrator’s wife c. Hanging from a tree, just like the first cat, Pluto d. On the roof of the house.

Short Essay Question: 12. The narrator, remarking on his evil behavior says, “And then came, as if to my final and irrevocable overthrow, the spirit of PERVERSENESS. Of this spirit philosophy takes no account. Yet I am not more sure that my soul lives, than I am that perverseness is one of the primitive impulses of the human heart - one of the indivisible primary faculties, or sentiments, which give direction to the character of Man.” Do you agree that perverseness is “one of the primitive impulses of the human heart?” Why or why not?