Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. read this excerpt from “the black cat” by edgar allan poe. i grew, day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others. i suffered myself to use intemperate language to my wife. at length, i even offered her personal violence. which statements describe the effect of the narrator in this passage? select each correct answer. readers know the narrator’s explanation can be trusted. readers question the narrator's ability to act rationally. readers understand that the account given by the narrator is true. readers are uneasy with the narrator’s growing instability.