A report is a presentation and analysis of findings and data from practical research, aimed at investigating, exploring and sharing specific information. Meanwhile, an essay seeks to answer a question based on research too, but through the writer's own point of view, to support his own conclusions.
Taking this into account, we may say that <em>annoying people on cell phones</em> is a topic more suitable for an essay.
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.
the ansewr is b He is affable and friendly until he sees the picture James drew of him, and then he becomes offended and angry.
