Edgar Allan Poe Unit- The Tell-Tale Heart, The Black Cat and The Raven
How did the narrator's disposition change during the period of he and Pluto's close friendship? (BC)
He became moody, irritable and abusive
What does the narrator do as the police begin to ascend the stairs of the basement? (BC)
He boasts about how well constructed the house is and raps on the wall with his cane
Why did the narrator begin to feel anxious while talking to the police? (TTH)
He could hear the beating heart
How does the narrator consummate Pluto's injury? (BC)
He hangs him from a tree
Why did the narrator kill the old man? (TTH)
He hated his eye
Why did the old man suddenly wake up? (TTH)
He heard the narrator's thumb slip on the lantern
Who was the narrator's favorite pet? (BC)
His cat, Pluto
What is the first piece of evidence that the narrator gives to suggest that he can't be mad? (TTH)
His sharp sense of hearing
What does the narrator hear as he ponders over the volumes of lore? (TR)
Something rapping at the door
What does the narrator say he was noted for as a child? (BC)
Tenderness of heart
What shape does the new pet's markings gradually take? (BC_
That of the Gallows
What do the police find behind the wall? (BC)
The corpse of the narrator's wife and the cat
What stops the narrator from hitting the cat with the ax? (BC)
The hand of his wife
What does the narrator feel sorrow for? (TR)
The loss of a maiden named Lenore
Who knocked on the door at 4:00 am? (TTH)
The police
What does the Raven represent? (TR)
death
Who does the narrator kill in the basement under his house? (BC)
his wife
What does the narrator whisper into the darkness? (TR)
"Lenore!"
How long did it take the narrator to place his head completely inside the old man's room? (TTH)
1 hour
What does the narrator see on top of a hogshead? (BC)
A black cat with a white breast patch
What happens when you tap the closed window shutters? (TR)
A raven appears
What does the narrator find many people examining in the ruins of his house? (BC)
A section of wall engraved with the figure of a cat
What month of the year is the story set in? (TR)
December
How does the narrator lose his worldly wealth? (BC)
It is destroyed in a fire
What does the raven say when the narrator asks for its name? (TR)
Nevermore
Where does the narrator tell the raven to go? (TR)
To the Night's Plutonian shore
Where did the narrator hide the body? (TTH)
Under the floorboards
Where does the raven perch? (TR)
Upon a bust of Pallas
