The Cask of Amontillado Quiz

In paragraph 47, what does the narrator tell Fortunato his family's arms (family logo) shows?

• A foot crushing a serpent

• A serpent biting a foot

• A serpent's fangs

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Select one additional item stored in the narrator's vaults other than wine.

• Gold and jewels

• Old family portraits

• Nitre and granite

• Remains of ancestors

• Old books and papers

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In the room where one wall of bones has been cleared away, what is revealed?

• A window

• A small opening

• A painting on the wall

• A box with more bones in it

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

For protection from the damp, the narrator _______.

• gives Fortunato his coat

• lights a fire

• gives Fortunato some wine

• decides to leave

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does the narrator get Fortunato to step into the recess in the wall?

• By threatening him with a weapon

• By telling him the Amontillado is inside of it

• By asking him to light the way

• By asking him to look at the chains on the wall

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does Fortunato do as the narrator is just about to finish building the stone wall?

• He starts to scream.

• He asks for more wine.

• He starts to laugh.

• He apologizes to him.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Who is Luchesi?

• A neighbor of Montresor who knows about paintings

• An acquaintance who knows about wine

• A servant of Montresor

• A Carnival performer

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Fortunato's attitude toward Luchesi seems to be one of _______.

• respect

• sorrow

• admiration

• disrespect

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does Montresor repeatedly warn Fortunato about when they are in the vaults?

• The danger of being walled up

• The damp and nitre

• The danger of falling rocks

• The skulls and bones

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Just after telling Fortunato about his family motto (paragraph 49), what does Montresor try to do?

• Talk to Fortunato into buying some Amontillado

• Get Fortunato to stop drinking wine

• Talk Fortunato into leaving due to the dampness

• Get Fortunato to confess to the insult

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6