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