Which passage is the best example of the falling action in "The Black Cat"?A.I experienced a sentiment half of horror, half of remorse, for the crime of which I had been guilty.B.I grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others.C.I was especially fond of animals, and was indulged by my parents with a great variety of pets.D.But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which passage is an example of rising action in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"?A.Upon its head . . . sat the hideous beast . . . I had walled the monster up within the tomb!B.From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition.C.I took from my waistcoat-pocket a pen-knife, opened it, grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket!D.But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul.

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

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

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.

ead this passage from "The Black Cat":One morning, in cool blood, I slipped a noose about its neck and hung it to the limb of a tree; hung it with the tears streaming from my eyes, and with the bitterest remorse at my heart; hung it because I knew that it had loved me, and because I felt it had given me no reason of offence; hung it because I knew that in so doing I was committing a sin a deadly sin that would so jeopardize my immortal soul as to place it if such a thing were possible even beyond the reach of the infinite mercy of the Most Merciful and Most Terrible God.What technique does the author use in this passage in order to call attention to the importance of the event?A.A metaphor to show the narrator's remorseB.A flashback to a previous, similar eventC.Use of the phrase "Most Terrible God"D.Repetition of the phrase "hung it"