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

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

"The Black Cat," by Edgar Allan Poe. Then answer the question.In the passage, why does the narrator slowly build up to the moment he kills the cat?A.To set a matter-of-fact toneB.To foreshadow future eventsC.To set up a flashbackD.To create suspense

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

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