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8C.The Cask of Amontillado

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Ellen Adger Poe

b)

Edgar Allan Poe

c)

Edgar Allen Poe

d)

Stephen King

2.

Who are the main characters of "The Cask of Amontillado"? (check all that apply)

a)

Montresor

b)

Luchresi

c)

Fortunado

d)

Amontillado

3.

What type of genre is "The Cask of Amontillado"?

a)

realism

b)

science fiction

c)

post-modernism

d)

gothic fiction

4.

What was Fortunato a connoisseur of?

a)

gems

b)

art

c)

wine

d)

tagine

5.

Whose idea is it to go to Montresor's vaults?

a)

Fortunato's

b)

Montresor's

c)

Luchresi's

d)

Poe's

6.

What does the Montresor family arms crest look like? (check all that apply)

a)

a human foot

b)

a rat

c)

a blue field

d)

a serpent

7.

What does Fortunato think about Luchresi?

a)

He thinks he is ignorant

b)

He thinks he is an old man

c)

He is intimidated by him

d)

He is his friend

8.

What time is the setting of the story by the end?

a)

dawn

b)

early morning

c)

late afternoon

d)

midnight

9.

How did Fortunato die?

a)

He died of alcohol poisoning

b)

He was buried alive in the catacombs

c)

He inhaled too much of the nitre in his lungs

d)

Montresor stabbed him with his sword

10.

Which is known as a 'high quality', rare bottle of wine?

a)

Amontillado

b)

Sherry

c)

Medoc

d)

De Grave

11.

Why does the narrator want revenge? (check all that apply)

a)

Fortunato's past insults against him

b)

Fortunato drank all Montresor's wine

c)

Fortunato was gossiping about Luchresi

d)

Fortunato killed Montresor's family

12.

What does it mean when Montresor says he "wants to punish with impunity"?

a)

He wants to punish Fortunato no matter what the consequences are

b)

He wants to punish Fortunato without dealing with the consequences

c)

He wants to punish Fortunato so that he deals with consequences

d)

He wants to punish Fortunato in a gentle way

13.

If Montresor wants to kill Fortunato in the catacombs, why does he try to convince Fortunato to leave?

a)

Montresor starts to feel ill underground as well

b)

Montresor is confused and has second thoughts about the murder

c)

Montresor doesn't actually have Amontillado

d)

It is reverse psychology; he wants him to stay

14.

Why is it ironic when Fortunato says, "Enough..the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me."

a)

Fortunato doesn't care about his health; he just wants the Amontillado!

b)

It is symbolic of the setting from that time in history without doctors

c)

Fortunato is in control of the situation

d)

He doesn't realize how close he is to death (by murder)

15.

How was Montresor able to chain Fortunato to the wall?

a)

Because Fortunato thought it was a joke

b)

Because Fortunato was so drunk

c)

Because Fortunato was looking for the Amontillado

d)

Because it was Fortunato's idea

16.

What does this tell you about the characterization of Montresor: "My heart grew sick; it was the dampness of the catacombs that made it so." (last paragraph of story)

a)

Montresor is just as sick as Fortunato.

b)

Montresor has regrets about taking Fortunato underground.

c)

Montresor has no feeling about murdering Fortunato, just the catacombs.

d)

Montresor is not really a bad guy; he has feelings too.