The Cask of Amontillado Quotes

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

• The Lottery

• The Hitch-hiker

• The Cask of Amontillado

Which story is this quote from:

I had told them that I should not return until the morning, and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house.

• The Lottery

• The Hitch-hiker

• The Cask of Amontillado

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I passed down a long and winding staircase, requesting him to be cautious as he followed.

• The Lottery

• The Hitch-hiker

• The Cask of Amontillado

Which story is this quote from:
We had passed through walls of piled bones, with casks and puncheons intermingling, into the inmost recesses of the catacombs.

• The Lottery

• The Hitch-hiker

• The Cask of Amontillado

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His eyes flashed with a fierce light. He laughed and threw the bottle upward with a gesticulation I did not understand.

• The Lottery

• The Hitch-hiker

• The Cask of Amontillado

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A moment more and I had fettered him to the granite. In its surface were two iron staples, distant from each other about two feet, horizontally.

• The Lottery

• The Hitch-hiker

• The Cask of Amontillado

Which story is this quote from:
It was now midnight, and my task was drawing to a close. I had completed the eighth, the ninth, and the tenth tier.

• The Lottery

• The Hitch-hiker

• The Cask of Amontillado

Which story is this quote from: "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge."

• A) The Lottery

• B) The Hitch-hiker

• C) The Cask of Amontillado

• D) The Tell-Tale Heart

What is the main theme of "The Cask of Amontillado"?

• A) Friendship

• B) Revenge

• C) Love

• D) Adventure

In "The Cask of Amontillado," what is the significance of the setting in the catacombs?

• A) It represents freedom.

• B) It symbolizes death and entrapment.

• C) It is a place of celebration.

• D) It is a symbol of wealth.