Click to read the passage from "The Black Cat," by Edgar Allan Poe. Then answer the question.
How would a reader most likely feel after reading this paragraph at the
beginning of a story?
A. Concerned for the narrator's safety, since he claims that someone
has committed a crime against him.
B. Confused, because the narrator sounds sane, despite claiming not
to be.
C. Intrigued by why the narrator is about to die.
D. Curious about why the narrator has admitted to lying.

Read the following argument: it has been documented that therapy dogs relieve stress and provide health benefits for patients in hospitals and nursing homes. which of the following statements offers the most relevant evidence to support this argument? a. increasing pet visitation has caused interruptions to the work of nurses because they want to see the pets too. b. interaction with pets can reduce a patient's pain, lower blood pressure, and increase communication. c. pets can disrupt schedules and prevent patients from going to their program of physical therapy. d. pets in hospitals may provide entertainment, but they also may bring diseases with them.