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The Black Cat Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge with this quiz about Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Black Cat!" Warning: Spoilers inside

A multiple-choice quiz by dash102. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
dash102

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
371,610

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
288

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What point of view is "The Black Cat" told in? Hint

Second Person

Third Person Omniscient

First Person

Third Person Limited

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which room did the narrator hide his victim in? Hint

The basement

The attic

The kitchen, under the floorboards

His neighbor's cellar

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Question 3 of 10

3. After which Roman deity was the narrator's cat named? Hint

Ceres

Pluto

Persepine

Apollo

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Question 4 of 10

4. How did the drunk narrator injure his cat after it bit him? Hint

Ripped its limbs off

Hung it

Gouged its eye out

Threw it out the window

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the only difference between the new cat the narrator got and his original black cat? Hint

Color of the fur

It only had one eye

A white patch on its chest

No difference

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Question 6 of 10

6. What disaster occurred in the narrator's house? Hint

Earthquake

Avalanche

Burglar

Fire

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does the narrator see after the disaster that occurred at his house? Hint

A picture of a cat

His wife waiting for him

His cat waiting for him

A picture of himself

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Question 8 of 10

8. True or false? The narrator's wife was murdered with an axe.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Why did the narrator want to get rid of distractions? Hint

So he could drink

So he could sleep

So he could murder more people

So he could think

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Question 10 of 10

10. True or false? The narrator's wife's body still looked fresh when the policemen uncovered it.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What point of view is "The Black Cat" told in?

Answer: First Person

The narrator is an "unreliable narrator" because of his questionable sanity. Clues that a point of view of a story or book is in first person include the repeated use of "I" and "we".

2. Which room did the narrator hide his victim in?

Answer: The basement

The narrator hid his murder victim in the walls of his basement, next to an old fireplace.

3. After which Roman deity was the narrator's cat named?

Answer: Pluto

Pluto was the Roman god of the Underworld. The cat started out in the story as a neutral character, but became antagonistic, in the eyes of the narrator, most likely because of his drunkenness.

4. How did the drunk narrator injure his cat after it bit him?

Answer: Gouged its eye out

The narrator tells the reader that from an early age, he had loved animals; he and his wife had many pets. The cat loved the narrator, and the narrator loved the cat.

5. What was the only difference between the new cat the narrator got and his original black cat?

Answer: A white patch on its chest

The new black cat was the same size and shape, and was even missing an eye. The white patch on its chest slowly formed the shape of the gallows, a wooden frame used for hanging people.

6. What disaster occurred in the narrator's house?

Answer: Fire

The narrator's house mysteriously burned down, causing the occupants to flee. Only one wall of the house survived.

7. What does the narrator see after the disaster that occurred at his house?

Answer: A picture of a cat

After the fire that destroyed everything except for one wall of his house, the narrator returned to find a picture of a black cat with a rope around its neck on that wall. He found a logical explanation to fit the strange happenings, and moved on.

8. True or false? The narrator's wife was murdered with an axe.

Answer: True

The narrator and his wife tried to go down to the cellar, but he almost tripped over his cat. Enraged, he picked up an axe to kill the cat, but killed his wife instead.

9. Why did the narrator want to get rid of distractions?

Answer: So he could sleep

The narrator wanted to sleep without any distractions. After the murder of his wife, he says: "I soundly and tranquilly slept; aye, slept even with the burden of murder upon my soul!"

10. True or false? The narrator's wife's body still looked fresh when the policemen uncovered it.

Answer: False

The body was actually very rotten when the policemen uncovered it. However, the black cat on her head was very much alive.

Source: Author dash102

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