Question

Which of the following events happens first in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"?

A. The narrator comes home drunk and cuts out one of the eyes of his cat.
B. The narrator says he will die the following day.
C. The narrator talks about his childhood and marriage.
D. The narrator begins abusing his wife and pet cat

Answer 1

The answer is B. The narrator says he will die the following day.

Answer 2

B. The narrator says he will die the following day

Step-by-step explanation:

"But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburden my soul. My immediate purpose is to place before the world, plainly, succinctly, and without comment, a series of mere household events. In their consequences, these events have terrified—have tortured—have destroyed me." This quotation from the story supports option B. The narrator makes it explicit that he will die the following day but before his death, he wants to tell about his tortured soul. He has been suffering from a troubled soul.