The Black Cat Short Story
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What did the author do to show the police how unworried he was?

  • Opened a bottle of wine
  • Showed them his garden
  • Cooked a meal
  • Knocked on the wall (correct)

What was hidden behind the wall that the author knocked on?

  • A secret room
  • A diary
  • The body of the author's wife (correct)
  • A treasure chest

What was the strange sound that began when the author knocked on the wall?

  • A knocking
  • A whistle
  • A scream (correct)
  • A baby crying

Where was the black cat found during the police search?

<p>On the woman's head (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the author believe the cat would cause for him?

<p>His death (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The author felt calm and safe when the police searched his house.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The police initially found the body of the author's wife without any help.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The strange sound that the police heard came from the author.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The black cat was not present when the police found the body of the author's wife.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The author hid his wife's body behind the wall in his house.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The author, feeling calm and ______, went with the police to search his house.

<p>safe</p> Signup and view all the answers

The author knocked on the wall where he had hidden his ______.

<p>wife</p> Signup and view all the answers

A strange sound began, growing into one long, endless ______.

<p>scream</p> Signup and view all the answers

The police pulled down the wall and found the body of the author's ______.

<p>wife</p> Signup and view all the answers

The black cat was sitting on the woman's ______.

<p>head</p> Signup and view all the answers

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