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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the narrator hide the body of his victim?In the wall of his cellarIn the groundIn the barnIn one of the hogsheads of alcohol
- 2. Multiple Choice
What did the narrator tell the reader before he began the story?a. he wanted to caution the reader about falling into the same trap he fell in.b. he had no memory of what happened.c. he would die tomorrow and he wanted to unburden his soul.d. he was unjustly accused of a crime he did not commit. - 3. Multiple ChoiceThe narrator blames his change in mood and behavior ona. a brain tumorb. alcoholc. a curse put on himd. his wife divorcing him
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the narrator hang in the garden?a. the catb. a rabbitc. a dogd. the narrator's wife
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to the narrator's first house?a. it was foreclosed on, and he was evicted.b. it was burglarizedc. it was destroyed by a floodd. it burned down, except one wall.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe story alludes to the superstition that black cats are reallya. witches in disguiseb. our dead ancestorsc. the ghost of murdered peopled. not good pets to have
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe first cat was named after which of the following?a. a type of diseases that cats getb. the greek god of the underworldc. his deceased fatherd. the name of the narrator's girlfriend
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe definition of the word gallows meansa. an informal term for a young manb. a ghostly appearing figurec. an instrument of execution used to hang a condemned person; a wooden framed. a figment of one's imagination
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho or what did the narrator kill with an axe?a. the catb. the narrator's wifec. the rabbitd. the dog
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the police find the narrator's second cat?a. down a storm drainb. hanging from a tree, like the first catc. inside the wall with the body of the narrator's wifed. on the roof of the house
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is ironic about the two cats?a. they both scratch the narratorb. they both have only one eyec. they are both killed by the narratord. they both have a white patch on their chest
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe one trait that differed from the second cat to Pluto wasa splotch of white fur on his undersideits tail would not twitchPluto has white hair below his chinPluto's purr was silent
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the narrator do after he killed his wife, "for one night, at least,"he slept soundlyhe was nice to the cat and remained sober and nice to the catwrote this storywas not in jail
- 14. Multiple ChoiceFrom where does the narrator write?Prisonthe chapelhis homethe graveyard
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following examples best illustrates dramatic irony?
The narrator knows he is insane
The audience knows the narrator is insane
The audience knows there is a dead body in the cellar but the police do not
The narrator confidently has a conversation with the police while in the same room as his dead wife.
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