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Eng 9 - Cask of Amontillado

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the narrator of The Cask of Amontillado?

a)

Luchesi

b)

Fortunato

c)

Montresor

d)

Amontillado

2.

What is the main conflict of the story?

a)

Montresor vs. Himself

b)

Montresor vs. Luchesi

c)

Montresor vs. Society

d)

Montresor vs. Fortunato

3.

The insult that Fortunato inflicts upon Montresor...

a)

Concerns Montresor's home

b)

Insults Montresor's knowledge of wine

c)

Concerns Montresor's heritage

d)

Is not revealed in the story

4.

When Fortunato offers to judge the wine, Montresor responds by

a)

being sincerely eager

b)

pretending to be reluctant

c)

getting angry

d)

walking away

5.

If Fortunato had not been under the influence of alcohol, he might have wondered why Montresor

a)

was carrying a trowel

b)

offered him wine

c)

expressed concern for him

d)

mentioned Luchesi

6.
Montresor stops working when Fortunato begins rattling his chains because Montresor
a)
is exhausted
b)
worries that someone will hear
c)
feels remorse
d)
wants to save Fortunato
7.
Most of the setting of the story takes place
a)
at the carnival
b)
in Fortunato's palazzo
c)
in the catacombs
d)
next to Luchesi's home
8.
Montresor tells Fortunato that he is a "man to be missed".  This is an example of  
a)
mood
b)
theme
c)
irony
d)
protagonist
9.
Which line below hints that maybe Montresor had second thoughts about what he was doing to Fortunato?
a)
"I drink to the buried that repose around us"
b)
"Nemo me impune lacessit"
c)
"I grew impatient"
d)
"My heart grew sick- from the dampness of the catacombs"
10.
What does this quote describe "His eyes are two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication"?
a)
Fortunato is happy
b)
Fortunato is under the influence of alcohol
c)
Fortunato has been crying
d)
Fortunato is filled with anger
11.

Define foreshadowing

a)

A symbol

b)

A personality trait of the main character

c)

A comparison between words

d)

A prediction of future events

12.
Which event foreshadows the climax and resolution of the story?
a)
The men drink wine
b)
Fortunato wears a costume
c)
The men discuss Fortunato's health
d)
Montresor brags about the Amontillado
13.
Why does Fortunato go to the vault?
a)
To seek revenge against Montresor
b)
To prove he knows wine
c)
To find peace and quiet
d)
To attend a meeting
14.
Which phrase best describes the theme of the story?
a)
Friendship is valuable
b)
Revenge is best when the punisher is not punished
c)
Avoid attending parties when ill
d)
Miscommunication can be harmful
15.
What is another word for 'cask'?
a)
Flambeaux
b)
Cloak
c)
Barrel
d)
Carneval
16.
What miscommunication happened between Montresor and Fortunato?
a)
Confusing wine with other alcohol
b)
Confusing masonry with freemasons
c)
Confusing niter with  other chemicals 
d)
Confusing Luchesi with another wine expert
17.

Tone is determined by

a)

Mood and Irony

b)

Dialogue and Description

c)

Narrator and Characters

d)

Setting and Atmosphere

18.

Mood is determined by

a)

Setting and Atmosphere

b)

Direct and Indirect Characterization

c)

Dialogue and Description

d)

Theme and Irony

19.

an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried

a)

indolent

b)

catacomb

c)

naive

d)

vault

20.

exemption from punishment or loss

a)

impunity

b)

immolation

c)

futile

d)

cask

21.

killing or offering as a sacrifice

a)

sophisticated

b)

horror

c)

futile

d)

immolation

22.
Which of the following statements about Montresor's attendants is supported by the text?
a)
They take sufficient and explicit orders from Montresor
b)
They help in all matters in the home including wine collection
c)
they take opportunities to evade their duties
d)
they are allowed to go to the town parties
23.
Fortunato says, "Enough, the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough." This is an example of
a)
irony
b)
theme
c)
character
d)
point of view
24.
After Montressor invites Fortunato to examine the Amontillado in the niche, what happens?
a)
A small scuffle ensues and Fortunato is cut by the trowel.
b)
Fortunato tastes the Amontillado and insults Montressor again by calling him a fool.
c)
Montressor hits Fortunato over the head with a bottle of wine and knocks him out.
d)
Montressor chains Fortunato to the wall before he has a chance to respond
25.
How does the reader know that Montresor got away with his crime? 
a)
He didn't get arrested. 
b)
He says the bones have not been disturbed for half a century. 
c)
He is still alive. 

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