Cask of Amontillado Comprehension Check 1

Where is the setting at the beginning of the story

• Montresor catacombs
• Carnival
• Parisian Cafe
• French restaurant

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CCSS.RL.7.3

What point of view is this story told from?

• Second person
• First person
• Third person omniscient
• Third person limited

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CCSS.RL.7.6

What would most likely be MISSING if the story were written from Fortunato’s point of view?

• The reader would not know that Montresor was angry with Fortunato.

• The reader would not know how Fortunato feels about Montresor.

• The reader would not know how Fortunato feels about Luchesi.

• The reader would not know that the story is set during the carnival season.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which THREE sentences from this excerpt MOST clearly suggest that Montresor (the narrator) is keeping his plans for revenge secret from Fortunato?

• It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.

• It must be understood that neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good will.

• I continued, as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation.

• THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.

• You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat.

Which TWO sentences from this paragraph suggest that Fortunato is an expert on fine wine?

• He had a weak point—this Fortunato—although in other regards he was a man to be respected and even feared.

• He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine

• Few Italians have the true virtuoso spirit.

• For the most part their enthusiasm is adopted to suit the time and opportunity—to practise imposture upon the British and Austrian millionaires.

• In painting and gemmary, Fortunato, like his countrymen, was a quack—but in the matter of old wines he was sincere.

Luchesi is a fellow wine lover that Montresor (the narrator) and Fortunato know.

Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs by saying that he could always get Luchesi to taste the Amontillado instead of Fortunato.

So, Montresor uses this kind of psychology of mentioning Luchesi to ensure that Fortunato comes with him. Based on this readers can best characterize Montresor as ________.

• petty

• manipulative

• ignorant

• weak

In Montresor's opinion, what is Fortunato's weak point?

• his arrogant attitude about his knowledge of art

• his pride especially his judgment of wine

• his poor taste in fashion

• his self-confidence especially about his mason work

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

A student is writing a paragraph arguing that Montresor (the narrator) uses flattery to trick Fortunato into coming home with him. Which of the following excerpts from the story is NOT a good example to include in this paragraph?

• "My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking to-day!” (5)

• "I have my doubts," I replied; "and I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price without consulting you in the matter.” (7)

• "As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchesi. If any one has a critical turn, it is he. He will tell me—" (13)

• "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own." (15)

What does the reader know that Fortunato does not know? (hint: this would be a kind of dramatic irony, and Montresor tells the reader right in the beginning...)

• Montresor is seeking revenge for some wrong done to him

• Montresor does not even like wine

• Rats are everywhere in the catacombs

• They servants are having a really big party in the ballroom

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is a catacomb

• a bee's home

• a torture device

• a tool for grooming felines

• an underground graveyard often with tunnels and rooms