Question

What events from "The Black Cat" seem to prove the wife's superstition about cats to be correct?

• A. The wife stops the narrator from killing the second cat in the cellar.
B. The narrator hangs the first black cat from a tree in his yard.
O c. The house burns to the ground the day after the narrator kills the
first cat.
• D. The narrator hides the body of his wife within the wall of his cellar.

Answer 1

Answer: c. The house burns to the ground the day after the narrator kills thefirst cat.

Explanation: In "The Black Cat," event C seems to prove the wife's superstition about cats to be correct. The house burning down the day after the narrator kills the first cat suggests a supernatural connection and reinforces the belief in the wife's superstition.