The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
How did the narrator feel about carving out the cat's eye? What did the narrator do to combat this feeling?
Half horror and Half remorse
How did the narrator kill Pluto? What was his reasoning for this action?
He hung Pluto on a tree because he was intoxicated and upset that Pluto avoided his presence.
Describe the man's personality at the beginning of the story and compare/contrast it with the man's personality at the end of the story. What do you think is the cause of this change?
He killed everyone close to him because he is an alcoholic.
How does the narrator feel about animals? Infer why he feels this way.
He says that he loves them but he treats them poorly.
Describe the irony in the narrator's tapping on the bricks while the police were in the cellar.
If he had not of done that, he wouldn't of been caught.
How did the narrator explain finding the cat's figure in the ruins?
Someone cut the cat down, threw it through the window and the cat was pressed against the wall during the fire.
What happened when the narrator tapped on the brick?
The bricks fell down and revealed the corpse and he had seen the black cat sitting on the corpses head.
What was the "beast" the narrator spoke of, that was on top of the corpse?
The cat
What caused the narrator to gouge out the cat's eye?
The cat bit him.
What made the man so angry that he raised an axe to the new cat?
The cat tripped him
What was the only thing left standing after the fire?
The shadow of the black cat on a wall.
What "ancient popular notion" did the wife believe, as far as the cat is concerned?
"All black cats as witches in disguise"
Name the 6 kinds of animals the couple owns
1. Birds 2.Goldfish 3.A dog 4. Rabbits 5. A small monkey 6. A cat
What was different about the appearance of the new cat?
It had white around it's neck.
What is the name of the black cat?
Pluto
Who ended up murdered by the axe?
The wife
