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Poe’s Short Stories
Edgar Allan Poe
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Overview
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
“MS. Found in a Bottle” (1833)
“Ligeia” (1838)
“The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839)
“William Wilson” (1839)
“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841)
“The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843)
“The Pit and the Pendulum” (1843)
“The Black Cat” (1843)
“The Purloined Letter” (1844)
“The Masque of the Red Death” (1845)
“The Cask of Amontillado” (1846)
Characters
Character List
Roderick Usher
C. Auguste Dupin
William Wilson
Lady Ligeia
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
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Context
Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
"MS. Found in a Bottle" (1833)
"Ligeia" (1838)
"The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839)
"William Wilson" (1839)
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" (1841)
"The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843)
"The Pit and the Pendulum" (1843)
"The Black Cat" (1843)
"The Purloined Letter" (1844)
"The Masque of the Red Death" (1845)
"The Cask of Amontillado" (1846)
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"The Black Cat" (1843) Quiz
Further Study
"The Black Cat" (1843) Quiz
1
of 5
In addition to Pluto the cat, what other animals does the narrator of "The Black Cat" keep as pets?
Birds
Rabbits
A monkey
All of the above
2
of 5
After being bitten by Pluto, in a drunken rage, the narrator of "The Black Cat" retaliates by mutilating the cat's ___.
Tail
Eye
Paw
Tongue
3
of 5
What ominous event takes place on the same night that the narrator hangs Pluto?
A fire
A thunderstorm
A hurricane
An earthquake
4
of 5
Enraged by his wife's defense of the mysterious new cat, the narrator kills her with ___.
A gun
A knife
An axe
His hands
5
of 5
In "The Black Cat," how many days pass between the narrator murdering his wife and the arrival of the police?
One
Four
Seven
Ten
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