Cask of Amontillado Unit Test

According to the first paragraph of the story, why does Montresor want revenge on Fortunato?

• Fortunato injured Montresor
• Fortunato insulted Montresor
• Fortunato pretends to be a wine expert
• Fortunato stole Montresor's wine

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Fortunato does not suspect Montresor's plans because:

• they are both extremely drunk
• Fortunato is a member of the masons
• Montresor has remained friendly to him
• they both hate Luchesi, the wine taster

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following statements about Montresor's attendants is supported by the text?

• They take sufficient and explicit orders from Montresor
• They help in all matters in the home including wine collection
• they take opportunities to evade their duties
• they are allowed to go to the town parties

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

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

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Montresor tell his servants that, even though he will not return until morning, they are not to leave the house?

• deep down, he wants to be stopped 
• he thinks he may need their help
• he knows this will make them leave
• he wants them to testify that he wasn't there

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

If Fortunato had not been under the influence of alcohol, he might have wondered why Montresor

• mentioned Luchesi 
• offered him wine 
• expressed concern for him
• was carrying a trowel

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who is the narrator?

• Fortunato
• Luchesi
• Edgar Allan Poe
• Montresor

The setting takes place

• in the catacombs
• near the river outside Montresor's palazzo
• in Fortunato's palazzo
• at the carnival 

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

• irony
• theme
• character
• point of view

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The specific insults that Fortunato placed upon Montresor were explained in detail. 

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9