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The narrator hides the body of his wife by ____.
Sealing her in the wall.
The narrator and his wife had many animals that included a cat, a dog, a monkey, and a rabbit.
True.
Why does the narrator end up cutting out Pluto's eye?
The cat got scared and bit him, so the narrator did it out of revenge.
What does the word phantasm mean? What page can it be found on?
It means something existing in perception only. It can be found on page 3.
The narrator thinks the cat got into his bedroom during ___ when a neighbor threw it into the bedroom to wake them up.
A fire.
The second cat gives away where the body is by ___.
Screaming/ crying and calling attention to it.
The man started drinking and began hurting his wife and all of his animals.
False, he didn't hurt Pluto.
What happened the night that the narrator killed Pluto?
His house caught on fire.
What does the word perpetual mean? What page is it on?
It means continuing forever. It is found on page 6.
When the narrator decides to get a second cat, he finds it in a ___.
Bar.
The police find the second cat ___.
Behind the wall.
Pluto was the name of his favorite dog.
False, it was his cat.
What does the narrator and his wife lose in the fire?
Money, possessions, just about everything.
What does the word aversion mean? What page is it on?
It means intense dislike. It is found on page 9.
The narrator thought the fire was revenge for what he had done to ___.
Pluto.
After the fire, the narrator finds ___ on his bedroom wall.
The outline of a cat.
He intentionally sealed up the cat in the wall.
False, he didn't realize he had done it.
What is the main cause of the narrator hurting his animals and killing Pluto?
Alcohol.
What does the word consign mean? What page is it found on?
Pluto was scared of the narrator because ___.
He was abusive and ended up cutting out Pluto's eye.
After killing Pluto, the narrator found ___.
A second cat.
The narrator purposely kills his wife.
False, he was trying to get the cat but his wife got in the way.
How does the narrator kill his wife?
He uses an axe.
What does the word sagacious mean? What page is it found on?
It means acutely insightful. It can be found on page 3 or 4.
The two cats were extremely similar in that they both ___.
Were missing an eye.