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"The Cask of Amontillado" Review

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9th Grade

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"The Cask of Amontillado" Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Luchesi
Amontillado
Fortunato
Montresor

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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