Pretest: Unit 2 Question 17 of 24
Click to read the passage from "The Black Cat," by Edgar Allan Poe. Then
answer the question.
What is the effect of beginning a story this way?
O A. The narrator confesses to lying about the story, but the reader
wants to know why.
B. The narrator accuses someone of committing a crime against
him, but does not say which one it is,
C. The narrator makes a startling statement about which the reader
wants to know more.
D. The narrator claims to be insane but sounds rational.
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