The Black Cat

Plot

100

These are what the narrator initially loves

What are animals

200

This is what the narrator and his wife lose in the fire (name 2)

What are money, possessions, and house

300

This is how the narrator conceals the body of his wife

What is hiding the corpse in the wall of the basement

400

This is what is used to kill the narrator's first cat

What is a noose

500

This is what is used to kill the narrator's wife

What is an axe

Setting

100

This is the mood of the story

What is ominous/eerie/scary/dark

200

This is where the wife's body is concealed

What is the wall of the cellar

300

This is where the narrator tells the story from

What is a jail cell/prison

400

These are the people and animals living in the first house (name 4)

What are the narrator, his wife, the servant, any of the animals (cat, dog, monkey, rabbit, goldfish, bird)

500

This is where the narrator finds the second cat

What is the bar

Characters/Perspective

100

This is the perspective the story is told from

What is 1st person

200

This is what originally causes of the narrator's mood swings

What is alcohol/ drinking

300

This is the difference between the first and second cat

What is a white mark of the gallows

400

This is a character who tells a story that cannot be trusted

What is an unreliable narrator

500

This is how the narrator's wife changes throughout the story (brief explanation)

What is a transformation from remaining quiet to standing up to the narrator

Vocab

100

This is means to be unbelievable

What is unfathomable?

200

This a structure used for hanging

What are the gallows

300

This is what we call an organization that lacks morals 

What is a debauch?

400

This is a word that means having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment

What is sagacious

500

This is someone's character or behavior in general.

What is disposition?

Background

100

This is how you spell the name of the author of The Black Cat

What is Edgar Allan Poe

200

This is the story that The Black Cat is often compared to

What is The Tell-Tale Heart

300

This is a struggle that Poe and the narrator shared

alcoholism or depression

400

This is the first name of Poe's wife

Virginia

500

This is when The Black Cat was published

What is the 1800s