"The Cask of Amontillado" Review

Who is the narrator in “The Cask of Amontillado”?

• Luchesi
• Amontillado
• Fortunato
• Montresor

What motivates Montresor to vow to take revenge upon Fortunato?

• Fortunato has threatened him.
• Fortunato has insulted him.
• Fortunato has stolen his wife.
• Fortunato has ruined his business.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

In “The Cask of Amontillado”, what is the central conflict?

• the narrator versus Luchesi
• the narrator versus society
• the narrator versus himself
• the narrator versus Fortunado

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What can you predict from the following quotation from “The Cask of Amontillado”?     "At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitely settled—but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved precluded the idea of risk."

• Montresor is weak and will be afraid to take any action. 
• Montresor is rash and will make mistakes, and he will therefore be caught. 
• Montresor is cautious and will make his plans carefully.
• Montresor is indecisive and will hesitate to take any action. 

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When the narrator tells Fortunato, “I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price without consulting you in the matter,” to what is he appealing?

• Fortunato's ego
• Fortunato's intelligence
• Fortunato's fame
• Fortunato's sensitivity

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

In Poe’s story, why does Montresor give his servants “explicit orders not to stir from the house”? 

• He wants them to protect the house. 
• He wants them to leave the house. 
• He wants them to entertain Fortunato. 
• He wants them to clean the house.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What can you infer from the following sentence from “The Cask of Amontillado”? 
"He turned towards me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication. "

• Fortunato does not see well. 
• Fortunato is weeping. 
• Fortunato is frightened.
• Fortunato is drunk.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why does Montresor repeatedly warn Fortunato about the bad air in the vaults?

• He wants to make sure that Fortunato does not suspect his motives. 
• He is sincerely concerned about Fortunato’s well-being. 
• He hopes Fortunato will prevent him from committing the planned murder. 
• He wants to warn Fortunato that his death is near.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which event is the climax, or highest point of intensity, of “The Cask of Amontillado”? 

• Montresor meets Fortunato.
• Montressor takes Fortunato into the vaults.
• Montresor walls Fortunato in.
• Montresor confesses his crime.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

According to the following sentence from “The Cask of Amontillado,” what has Fortunato done to Montresor? 
"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge. "

• He has stabbed him.
• He has insulted him.
• He has robbed him.
• He has stolen his wife.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4