'The black cat and other stories' by Edgar Allan Poe - First half of the first story

What is the narrator's profession?

A) Doctor

B) Teacher

C) Police officer

D) Writer

What does the narrator say about his disposition before he became an alcoholic?

A) He was joyful and easy-going.

B) He was irritable and anxious.

C) He was sociable and outgoing.

D) He was cautious and reserved.

What does the narrator blame for his mistreatment of Pluto?

A) His upbringing

B) His temperament

C) His wife

D) His financial troubles

What is unusual about Pluto's appearance after the narrator injures him?

A) He loses his tail.

B) He becomes more affectionate.

C) He grows an extra ear.

D) He loses one of his eyes.

How does the narrator react to Pluto after he injures him?

A) He becomes more loving and protective.

B) He becomes indifferent and distant.

C) He becomes fearful and suspicious.

D) He becomes remorseful and guilty.

Why does the narrator feel resentment towards Pluto?

A) Pluto scratches him frequently.

B) Pluto becomes too attached to his wife.

C) Pluto ignores him when he is drunk.

D) Pluto reminds him of his alcoholism.

What does the narrator do to Pluto one night in a fit of drunken rage?

A) He throws him out of the house.

B) He locks him in the cellar.

C) He cuts off one of his ears.

D) He hangs him from a tree.

What happens to the narrator's house after he mistreats Pluto?

A) It catches on fire.

B) It becomes infested with rats.

C) It collapses in a storm.

D) It is haunted by strange noises.

What does the narrator notice on the wall of his house after it burns down?

A) The outline of a cat's figure

B) A message written in blood

C) A portrait of his wife

D) Scratch marks from Pluto

How does the narrator feel about the cat that resembles Pluto?

A) He is terrified of it.

B) He is indifferent towards it.

C) He is fascinated by it.

D) He is repulsed by it.

'The black cat and other stories' by Edgar Allan Poe - First half of the first story

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