I believe that your answer is the first option due to how late the crying is, and unlike in "The Tell-Tale Heart" where the heart is constant and represents the slow descent of madness, the cry of the cat only appears at the end.
The portion of the story where it shows the speaker's madness is actually his looking for and finding similarities in the second cat and wishing to kill it.
Hope this was helpful.
Answer:
Number 2 is plea not gather.
Explanation:
A plea: A formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant or prisoner, stating guilt or innocence in response to a charge, offering an allegation of fact, or claiming that a point of law should apply.
"The lawyer made a passionate plea for the release for his client".
Answer:
They believe they should quickly kill the meat
3). life's unpredictability and urge people to enjoy their youth