BLACK CAT
WHAT WAS THE FIRST ACT OF VIOLENCE THE NARRATOR COMMITTED AGAINST HIS FAVORITE CAT, PLUTO?
WHAT IS CUTTING OUT ONE OF ITS EYES WITH A PENKNIFE?
WHAT SYMBOLIC OBJECT REPRESENTS THE OUTDATED, NEGLECTED, AND DETERIORATING NATURE OF THE VILLAGE'S TRADITION?
WHAT IS THE BLACK WOODEN BOX?
WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENTION OF THE OLD FAKIR WHO ENCHANTED THE MONKEY'S PAW?
WHAT IS TO PROVE THAT FATE RULED PEOPLE'S LIVES AND THAT THOSE WHO INTERFERED DID SO TO THEIR SORROW?
WHAT TIME DID THE TWO FRIENDS AGREE TO MEET AT THE DESIGNATED SPOT?
WHAT IS 10:00 PM?
WHAT TYPE OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: EYES LIKE LIVE COALS?
WHAT IS SIMILE?
WHAT IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SECOND BLACK CAT AND PLUTO?
WHAT IS THE SECOND CAT HAD ONLY ONE EYE?
WHAT IS A KEY DETAIL REVEALED ABOUT THE ORIGINAL MATERIALS USED FOR THE LOTTERY DRAWING, BEFORE THE CURRENT SLIPS OF PAPER WERE INTRODUCED?
WHAT IS THEY WERE SLIPS OF WOOD?
WHAT SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF MONEY DOES MR. WHITE WISH FOR THE FIRST USE OF THE PAW?
WHAT IS 200 POUNDS?
WHAT DOES THE PHRASE "AFTER TWENTY YEAR" PRIMARILY SYMBOLIZE IN THE STORY?
WHAT IS THE PASSAGE OF TIME AND ITS POWER TO CHANGE BOTH A PERSON'S CHARACTER AND CIRCUMSTANCES?
WHAT TYPE OF TONE IS THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WRITTEN IN?
oh great! I just love being stuck in traffic for two hours when I have a deadline to meet!
WHAT IS A SARCASTIC TONE?
WHAT IS THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF THE NARRATOR'S WIFE'S DEATH?
WHAT IS THE NARRATOR STRUCK HER WITH AN AXE AS SHE TRIED TO SAVE THE CAT?
WHICH CHARACTER MOST STRONGLY DEFENDS THE CONTINUED NECESSITY OF THE LOTTERY, DISMISSING OTHER VILLAGES THAT HAVE STOPPED HOLDING IT?
WHO IS OLD MAN WARNER?
WHAT IS THE INTENT OF MRS. WHITE'S SECOND WISH?
WHAT IS TO BRING HERBERT BACK TO LIFE?
WHAT REALIZATION CAUSES "SILK" BOB TO DOUBT THE IDENTITY OF THE MAN WHO FIRST APPROACHED HIM, CLAIMING TO BE JIMMY WELLS?
WHAT IS THE MAN'S NOSE IS A DIFFERENT SHAPE, AND HE IS A DIFFERENT HEIGHT THAN HE REMEMBERS?
IN THE STORY THE LOTTERY, THE ENTIRE EFFECT, ESPECIALLY THE DISPARITY BETWEEN THE TOWN'S FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AND THE FINAL EVENT, IS PRIMARILY ACHIEVED THROUGH WHICH LITERARY DEVICE?
WHAT IS SITUATIONAL IRONY?
WHAT CAUSES THE POLICE TO DISCOVER THE NARRATOR'S CRIME?
WHAT IS A SOUND FROM WITHIN THE WALL-THE SHRIEK OF A CAT-ATTRACTS THEIR ATTENTION?
WHAT ARE SYMBOLISM AND IRONY?
WHAT IS MR. WHITE'S SPECIFIC MOTIVATION FOR MAKING THE THIRD AND FINAL WITH?
WHAT IS TO PREVENT HIS WIFE FROM SEEING THE HORRIFYING, MANGLED FORM OF THEIR DEAD SON?
WHY DOES JIMMY (THE OFFICER) LEAVE "SILK" BOB ONLY TO SEND A PLAIN-CLOTHES OFFICER BACK TO ARREST HIM?
WHAT IS JIMMY WAS TOO EMOTIONAL AND COULD NOT BEAR TO ARREST HIS OLD FRIEND HIMSELF?
WHAT TYPE OF TONE IS THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WRITTEN IN?
The golden sunlight danced across the ripples of the lake, and the gentle breeze carried the scent of blooming jasmine. Everything felt possible today.
WHAT IS A HOPEFUL TONE?
WHERE DOES THE NARRATOR HIDE HIS WIFE'S CORPSE AFTER MURDERING HER?
WHAT IS HE WALLS IT UP IN A NEWLY PLASTERED SECTION OF THE CELLAR?
WHAT DOES THE SHORT STORY ULTIMATELY SUGGEST ABOUT THE CONCEPTS OF SCAPEGOATING AND COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY?
WHAT IS INDIVIDUALS ARE CAPABLE OF GREAT CRUELTY AND VIOLENCE WHEN THEY ARE FOLLOWING SOCIAL RULES, PARTICIPATING IN A CROWD, AND SCAPEGOATING AN APPOINTED VICTIM?
WHAT IS THE CENTRAL LESSON OR THEME THAT IS CONVEYED IN THE MONKEY'S PAW?
WHAT IS BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, AS FATE WILL FIND A WAY TO FULFILL YOUR DESIRES TRAGICALLY?
WHAT IS THE CRUCIAL PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT THE SECOND OFFICER, WHO PERFORMS THE ARREST, REVEALS ABOUT "SILK" BOB?
WHAT IS BOB IS WANTED IN CHICAGO AS THE FAMOUS CRIMINAL SILKY BOB?
HOW DID THE NARRATOR IN THE BLACK CAT ULTIMATELY KILL PLUTO, HIS FIRST BLACK CAT?
WHAT IS HE HUNG IT FROM A TREE?