“The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe
Neatly write ONLY the answers on a fresh piece of loose leaf paper. This is optional (extra credit).
The title should be … (of the Big Read newspaper from the Dearborn Public Library)
A. “Do you know POE!”
B. “Do you know your Toe?”
C. “Do You Know POE?”
D. “Doo U No Poh&”
The first cat.
A. The first cat bit the man’s toe.
B. The first cat was hanged.
C. The first cat had some white fur.
D. The first cat drank beer.
The wife.
A. The wife was Hermione in disguise (polyjuice potion, duh).
B. The wife chopped a Khanzeer with an axe.
C. The wife was killed by her psychopath husband with an axe and buried behind the bricks of the basement walls.
D. The wife killed the second cat.
The second cat.
A. The second cat lost one eye because he bit the man’s hand.
B. The second cat also had only one eye, but, unlike the first cat, had some white fur that was shaped like a hangman’s rope. This cat was accidentally buried with the dead wife and the police found the body because the second cat started screaming like a devil baby from behind the bricks.
C. The second cat was maltreating the rabbits.
D. The second cat followed the wife everywhere until the wife went crazy and killed the cat with an axe.
The man.
A. The man killed his wife then buried her behind the bricks of the basement walls. He accidentally buried the second cat with the dead wife, so the police found the body when the cat started wailing. The police hanged the man for killing his wife.
B. The man played GTA 5 even though it was against his religion.
C. The man killed the first cat and the second cat but became friends with the rabbits.
D. The man was sagacious.
The groundhog.
A. The groundhog was right.
B. The groundhog should get another job, because he obviously does not know how to predict the weather.
This generous extra credit opportunity is due by the end of the day on THURSDAY, March 10, 2016. 😀