Question

question 3 of 5
what events from \the black cat\ seem to prove the wifes superstition about cats to be correct?
a. the narrator hangs the first black cat from a tree in his yard.
b. the narrator hides the body of his wife within the wall of his cellar.
c. the house burns to the ground the day after the narrator kills the first cat.
d. the wife stops the narrator from killing the second cat in the cellar.

Explanation:

In "The Black Cat", the wife believes black cats are bad omens. When the narrator kills the first black cat and the house burns down the next day, it seems to confirm her superstition. Option A just shows the narrator's cruel act but no connection to the superstition's proof. Option B is about hiding the wife's body, not related to the cat superstition. Option D is about the wife stopping the narrator from killing the second cat, not proving the superstition. Only Option C shows an event (house burning) right after killing the cat which could be seen as the cat's "curse" (as per the superstition).

Answer:

C. The house burns to the ground the day after the narrator kills the first cat.