The Black Cat Quizzes

The Black Cat Quiz 1

1 The narrator calls his story "wild" but
witty

docile

homely

exciting
2 What will happen the day after the narrator gives his account?
He will be put to death

He gets out of prison

He will try to escape

He goes on trial
3 The narrator describes what happened as a series of
mistakes

ebbs and flows

household events

trials and tribulations
4 When he was younger, the narrator was known for his
warm heart

intelligence

wit

strength
5 Whom/what did the narrator like a great deal in his youth?
Animals

The elderly

Children

Flowers
6 The narrator and his wife have all the following pets except
a small monkey

rabbits

a ferret

a gold-fish
7 The first black cat
is pure black

has a white patch of fur

is unpleasant

comes with only one eye
8 What is the first cat's name?
Zeus

Caesar

Pluto

Plato
9 The narrator calls his disease
anxiety

depression

alcohol

insanity
10 What is the first act of violence the narrator commits on the cat?
Hangs it

Hits it

Cuts its eye out

Shoots at it
11 How does Pluto behave after the narrator takes his eye?
Loving

Indifferent

Terrified

Vengeful
12 What is "one of the primitive impulses of the human heart"?
Mania

Perverseness

Despair

Depravity
13 How does the narrator kill Pluto?
Throws it into a fire

Shoots it

Hangs it

Strangles it
14 What happens the night the narrator kills the cat?
He gets drunk

A fire burns down his house

He finds a new cat

He kills his wife as well
15 What is the only thing left in the ruins of the house?
A document

A wall

A book

A piece of furniture
16 The indent on the plaster wall is of a/an
cat

devil

eye

gallows
17 How does the narrator think the cat imprint got on the wall?
Someone threw the body in

His wife must have done it

The work of the devil

Magic
18 After the first cat has been gone for awhile,
the narrator never thinks about it again

the narrator decides to try and raise it from the dead

the narrator decides he wants another one

the narrator realizes he never wants another pet
19 Where does the narrator find the second cat?
At his house

In the street

At a bar

In the garden
20 What is different about the second cat?
It is orange

It is mean

It has a patch of white fur

It has two eyes
21 How does the narrator come to feel about the second cat?
He likes it better than the first

He is indifferent to it

He tolerates it

He loathes it
22 How does the second cat treat the narrator?
It prefers his wife

It follows him wherever he goes

It leaves him alone

It constantly attacks him
23 What does the narrator see in the white patch of fur?
A gallows

An eye

A devil

A cross
24 The second cat does all the following except
sits on the narrator while he sleeps

runs between his legs and almost trips him

eats food from his hand

jumps on him to be pet
25 What kind of thoughts become the narrator's constant companion?
Reasonable

Insane

Depressed

Evil

The Theme of Madness in Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat

In "The Black Cat," the narrator was aware that his thoughts and actions were transforming into a downward spiral. He was aware of his increased irritability, his disregard of the feelings of others, and the unreasonable violent actions he carried...

Asked by Elizabeth I #1335977

Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/14/2025 11:27 AM