the black cat
Who was the black cat written by?
Edgar allan poe
What does the narrator first do to the black cat after he comes home drunk one night?
He cuts the cat's eye out
How does the narrator kill pluto?
He hangs him from the tree in the garden
What does the new cat have on his chest?
He has a white splotch that is shaped like a hangman's noose
How does the narrator get caught in his crime?
He hits the wall with his cane, and the cat lets out a horrible sounding scream?
How does the new black cat act with the narrator?
He is always there and follows his everywhere
Why does the narrator originally not kill the black cat?
He is ashamed of what he did to pluto;
Where is the narrator doing in the beginning of the story?
He is in jail waiting his execution
How does the narrator kill his wife?
He sticks an axe in her head
Why die the narrator kill his wife?
He tripped over the cat and he gets mad. He turns around kills her
What happens on the same night that the narrator kills pluto?
His house burns down?
What is the allusion connected with the first black cats name?
Roman god of underworld
Narrators is obsessed with and frightened of what?
The black cat
Who does the narrator kill instead of his wife?
The black cat
Where does the new black cat come from in the story?
The cat follows him home from a tavern and he was sitting on top of a barrell
What happens to the narrators' wifes' body?
The narrator puts her body in the wall of the cellar
Does the narrator feel guilt for killing pluto?
Yes
Name 4 ways tell tale heart and the black cat are similar?
Proud of murders, narrator is crazy, killing of a human, no remorse
The story was told in a what?
A flashback in 1st person point of view
Narrator's madness is due to what?
Alcohol
What is on the one wall that didn't burn down in the goes?
An imprint of a cat with a noose around his neck
Why did people make fun of the narrator when he was young?
Because he was sensitive and tender hearted
Narrator brings about his own ____due to his ______
Capture; pride
Does the narrator feel guilt for killing his wife?
No
What was the 1st black cats name
Pluto
Why does the narrator kill pluto?
Pluto loved him. He knew it was wrong. He knew it was a sin. Pluto didn't give him a reason to do it.
What do pluto and the second cat have in common?
They are both black and are missing an eye