Cask of Amontillado

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 is the setting in the introduction?

• France

• A carnival

• The catacombs

• None of the above

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

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 significance of Montresor's family's coat of arms?

• The Montresor family has stinky feet

• The Montresors hate snakes

• The Montresors seek revenge

• Don't bite the hand that feeds you

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