The Cask of Amontillado

Where is the setting at the beginning of the story?

• Montresor catacombs
• Carnival
• Parisian Cafe
• French restaurant

What is the overall tone/mood of the story?

• Happy
• Exciting
• Suspenseful
• Monotonous

What does Montresor build around Fortunato?

• Moat
• Building
• Wall
• Dam

Who chains Fortunato to the wall?

• Edgar
• Lady Fortunato
• Luchesi
• Montresor

What is the rare wine in the cellar called?

• Sherry
• Amontillado
• Pinot Noir
• Chardonnay

How many years has passed since Montresor committed the crime?

• a thousand
• a decade
• half a century
• half a millenia

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does Montresor say to Fortunato's body?

• Veni Vidi Vici
• In pace requiscat
• Carpe diem
• Que sera sera

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does this quote describe "His eyes are two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication"?

• Fortunato is happy
• Fortunato is under the influence of alcohol
• Fortunato has been crying
• Fortunato is very angry

Fortunato says, "Enough, the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough." This is an example of

• suspense
• irony
• personification
• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why does the author reveal Montresor's motto, no one provokes me unpunished?

• to demonstrate how forgiving the Montresor's are to their enemies
• to contrast the narrator's actions with his family's beliefs
• to reinforce what will happen to Fortunato because of his actions
• to establish that the story was written a long time ago