Short Story Assessment

Who is the protagonist in The Cask of Amontillado?

• Montresor

• Fortunato

• Luchresi

• The servents

Who is the antagonist in The Cask of Amontillado?

• Montresor

• Fortunato

• Luchresi

• The servants

What evidence is provided in the resolution of the story?

• Fortunato is a mason

• Fortunato insulted Montresor

• Fortunato is not friends with Luchresi

• Fortunato has been in the catacombs for 50 years

What type of conflict is shown in this story?

• Man Vs. Nature

• Man Vs. Self

• Man Vs. Supernatural

• Man Vs. Man

What line is an example of "foreshadowing"?

• "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could"

• "Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry"

• "I shall not die from a cough"

• "In pace requiescat!"

Which line from the text is an example of a hyperbole?

• "No one attacks me with impunity"

• "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could"

• "And I drink to your long life"

• "Luchresi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry"

What is the purpose for the narrator telling this story?

• To inform the reader about a time when he was insulted and needed to seek revenge

• To persuade the reader to go to a carnival and visit the catacombs

• To describe a specific time period in Paris

• To inform the reader about Amontillado and how rare it is

Who is the author of "The Cask of Amontillado?"

• Gary Soto

• William Shakespeare

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Julia Alvarez

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Luchresi

• Fortunato

• Montressor

What is the climax of the story?

• When Montresor pulls out the trowel

• When Fortunato drinks the Medoc for his cough

• When Fortunato gets tied up with the chain and padlock

• When Montresor drops his torch into the tomb