"The Cask of Amontillado" Comprehension Check!

Who is the narrator?

• Poe

• Fortunato

• Montresor

• Luchesi

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which word best describes the mood of the story?

• serious

• silly

• soothing

• creepy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

The insult that Fortunato inflicts on Montresor

• concerns Montresor's home
• concerns Montresor's heritage
• insults Montresor's knowledge of wine
• is not revealed in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.4

Why does Fortunato go to the vault?

• To seek revenge against Montresor
• To prove he knows wine
• To find peace and quiet
• To attend a meeting

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

When Fortunato offers to judge the wine, Montresor responds by 

• being sincerely eager
• pretending to be reluctant
• being sincerely eager
• being sincerely reluctant

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.W.8.9A

Most of the setting of the story takes place

• at the carnival
• in Fortunato's palazzo
• in the catacombs
• next to Luchesi's home

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which line below hints that maybe Montresor had second thoughts about what he was doing to Fortunato?

• "I drink to the buried that repose around us"
• "Nemo me impune lacessit"
• "I grew impatient"
• "My heart grew sick- from the dampness of the catacombs"

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the last noise that is made from Fortunato?

• a laugh

• a half-cry of fear

• the jingle of his bells

• a scream

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is setting of The Cask of Amontillado?

• Fortunato's family catacombs in Italy near a local carnival.
• Montresor's family catacombs in Italy during Carnival.
• An underground tunnel near Cape Canaveral.
• Montresor's Carnival near Fortunato's family catacombs.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2