Edgar Allan Poe - The Black Cat

What did the cat do when the narrator grabbed him in rage

He bit him on the hand

How did the narrator kill the cat

He hung it with a noose on the limb of a tree

Why did the narrator kill his wife

He just about tripped over the cat and was ready to kill it with an ax when his wife stopped him. In his rage, he struck his wife to the brain

How did he actually hide her

He used a crowbar to dislodge the bricks, placed the body inside & plastered the wall back shut

Why was the narrator domestically abusive

He was an violent alcoholic

What was the only pet that the narrator releasing his anger on

The black cat

What was the one thing that survived the fire

The compartment wall where his bed frame was touching

Black cats in this time period were often considered to be

Witches

What did the narrator use to stab the cat in the eye

a penknife from his waistcoat-pokect

What kinds of animals did the narrator and his wife have

birds, gold-fish, a fine dog, rabbits, a small monkey, and a cat

What was the first thing the narrator saw burning in his house when he woke

the curtains of his bed

Who escaped from the burning house

the narrator, his wife and his servant

On the 4th day of the assassination who visited

the police

How did the narrator first want to hide his wife

Dismemberment or burying her in the basement

What was on the surface of the wall

A bas relief style image of a giant cat with a rope around it's neck

What did the narrator tap on the brick with

A cane in his hand (deadweight but maybe)

what was the cat resting on top off

A hogshead of rum or gin (probably at a tavern)

what chemical did the narrator say the carcuss produced

Ammounia

The narrator states that the actions in the house will appear less terrible than....

Baroques

What was his favorite activity to do with his pets

Caress and feed them

What was different about this cat from Pluto

Its entire breast region was white but it also was missing an eye

The Narrator's parents introduced him to his love of...

Pets and animals

Who was the Narrator's favorite pet

Pluto, his black cat