Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story.
read this excerpt from “the black cat” by edgar allan poe.
beneath the pressure of torments such as these, the feeble remnant of the good within me succumbed. evil thoughts became my sole intimates—the darkest and most evil of thoughts. the moodiness of my usual temper increased to hatred of all things and of all mankind…
which statements describe the effect of the narrator in this passage?
select each correct answer.
readers are confident they can depend on the narrator's explanation.
readers recognize the truthfulness within the narrator's account.
readers question the narrator's interpretation of his motivation.
readers fear what the narrator, giving into evil, will do next.

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.