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The Cask of Amontillado Vocabulary Study

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

- leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft

a)

abscond

b)

aperture

c)

Immolation

d)

impunity

2.

- an opening, hole, or gap

a)

abscond

b)

aperture

c)

Immolation

d)

impunity

3.

definition - to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible

a)

preclude

b)

repose

c)

subside

d)

termination

4.

definition - an end or extremity; close or conclusion

a)

preclude

b)

repose

c)

subside

d)

termination

5.

a network of caves/tunnels that is used for the burial of dead and for the storage of wine

a)

niter

b)

catacombs

c)

amontillado

d)

trowel

6.

A colorless to white mineral that crystallizes in caves/caverns

a)

trowel

b)

niter

c)

coat of arms

d)

lent

7.

punishment inflicted upon someone as a form of vengeance for a wrongdoing

a)

impunity

b)

precluded

c)

endeavors

d)

retribution

8.

freedom from punishment

a)

impunity

b)

retribution

c)

connoisseurship

d)

obstinate

9.

Which of the following pictures most closely resemble a catacomb?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

The killer acted without fear of retribution.


What is the closest synonym of retribution?

a)

Punishment

b)

Reward

c)

Incentive

11.

What is a quack?

a)

Someone who is very knowledgeable

b)

Someone who pretends to have knowledge

c)

Someone with a PhD

d)

Someone with a duck

12.

Definition: accost

a)

to put or set as if by authority

b)

leave secretly to avoid capture

c)

to confront boldly

d)

a parti-colored garment

13.

Identify the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:


suffering or sickened

a)

afflicted

b)

explicit

c)

termination

d)

impunity

14.

Identify the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:


the emotion the reader feels while reading a text

a)

tone

b)

point of view

c)

mood

d)

happiness

15.

Identify the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:


the narrator's position or perspective while the story is being told

a)

mood

b)

point of view

c)

tone

d)

voice

16.

Identify the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:


when a character or the narrator says one thing, but means the opposite

a)

situational irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

dramatic irony

d)

point of view

17.

Identify the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:


when the audience/reader is more aware of what is actually going on in the story than a character

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Mood

18.

Identify the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:


When the reader and character expects something to happen in the story, but something else unexpectedly occurs instead.

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Casket

19.

to prevent (someone or something) from moving or acting freely; old-fashioned : to put chains around someone's hands or feet to prevent motion

a)

fettered

b)

afflicted

c)

explicit

d)

precluded

20.

a person who knows a lot about something (such as art, wine, food, etc.); an expert in a particular subject

a)

virtuoso

b)

catacombs

c)

connoisseur

d)

retribution