Can someone answer these questions by edgar allen poe? the story is called the Black Cat 1. What do we learn about the narrator’s life span in the first paragraph of the story?

2. What does the narrator tell us his purpose in telling this story is?

3. Why was the narrator taunted and teased as a child?

4. Describe the narrator’s favorite pet. (You can quote here) What is its name?

5. What changed the narrator’s loving relationship with the cat?

6. The narrator claims to have “experienced a radical alteration for the worse” (a drastic negative change in attitude). Give 3 examples that demonstrate his drastic change in behavior.

7. Why did the cat bite the narrator?

8. How did the narrator punish the cat?

9. The next morning the narrator reflects on his actions. When referring to the remorse he experienced, he says it was “at best, a feeble and unequivocal feeling, and the soul remained untouched.” Look up the words underlined above. In your own words, explain what the narrator is saying here.

10. How did the narrator attempt to forget about his actions?