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WorksheetsThe Cask of Amontillado review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the effect of the repetition of "Amontillado" throughout the short story?
It highlights the weakness of Fortunato leading to his demise.
It reinforces the idea that Fortunato loves all types of wines.
It conveys Fortunato's obsession with Monstresor's home.
It emphasizes Fortunato as a wine expert during Carnival.
What is Montresor's tone toward Fortunato in the journey through the catacombs?
Humorous
Mocking
Cheerful
Fuming
What is the effect of the description within the following quotation?
"Come," I said, with decision, "we will go back; your health is precious."
It amplifies Montresor's concern for Fortunato's wellbeing.
It portrays Montresor as pretending to care for Fortunato.
It signifies that Montresor desires to return to the house.
It shows how Fortunato values Montresor as a friend.
What is the central idea of the short story?
A man kills his enemy accidentally
A man tries to forgive but discovers he cannot
A man gets revenge by exploiting his friend's flaw.
A man becomes obsessed with fining a type of wine.
According to the story, why does Montresor plan revenge against Fortunato?
Fortunato stole his Amontillado.
Fortunato offended him for some unknown reason.
Fortunato believed that his family was not respectable.
Fortunato committed many different acts of violence against him.
Which quality best exemplifies Fortunato in the story?
Lucky
Heroic
Gullible
Peaceful
How does Fortunato change from the beginning of the story to the end?
He increases his knowledge of fine wines by obtaining the Amontillado from Montresor.
He transforms into someone whom Montresor values as a true friend.
He escalates emotionally and leaves the catacombs with Montresor.
He learns that Montresor has tricked him and left him to die.
How does the order of events in the short story affect the meaning of this quotation?
"Against the new masonry I re-erected the old rampart of bones. For the half of a century no mortal has disturbed them."
It proves the reason for Montresor's plan.
It describes the setting of Montresor's home.
It explains how Montresor deceived Fortunato.
It illustrates that Montresor's plot was successful.
Which sentence demonstrates that Montresor is enjoying Fortunato's response?
"The noise lasted for several minutes, durning which, that I might hearken to it with the more satisfaction, I ceased my labours and sat down upon the bones."
"The earliest indication I had of this was a low moaning cry from the depth of the recess."
"It was not the cry of a drunken man."
"There was then a long and obstinate silence."
Which theme could be true based on the short story?
Too much drinking will ultimately lead to death.
Revenge takes careful planning and hard work.
Lying is an important part of friendship.
People take time to become enemies
How does Fortunato's tone change in the following lines?
The voice said-- "Ha! ha! ha! --he! he! he! --a very good joke, indeed --an excellent jest. We will have many a rich laugh about it at the palazzo --he! he! he! --over our wine --he! he! he!"
"The Amontillado!" I said.
"He! he! he! --he! he! he! --yes, the Amontillado. But is it not getting late? Will not they be awaiting us at the palazzo, the Lady Fortunato and the rest? Let us be gone."
It shifts from calm to optimistic
It shifts from distraught to peaceful.
It shifts from uncertain to desperate.
It shifts from uninterested to distressed.
How does the setting enhance the telling of the story?
Carnival is a time of excess and indulgence, so it mirrors Fortunato.
Carnival is a time to obstain from indulgence, so it mimics the actions of Fortunato.
Carnival is a time of self-control and discipline, so it mirrors the intentions of Fortunato
Carnival is a time of restraint and moderation, so it mimics the actions of Montresor.
What is the meaning of "explicit" as it used in the following line “I had told them that I should not return until the morning, and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house”?
Indefinite
clear
vague
implicit
Which line is an example of foreshadowing?
“At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitively settled.”
“It is nothing…let us go on.”
“But first, another draft of the Medoc.”
“We had passed through walls of piled bones, with casks and puncheons intermingling…”
Which line best illustrates the author’s use of imagery to foreshadow events to come?
“A huge human foot d’or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel.”
“You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat.”
“The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when I ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.”
“Let us go, nevertheless. The cold is merely nothing.”
What is the meaning of "accosted" as it used in the following line, “He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much”?
derailed
deceived
announced
approached
Which description best describes the type of narration?
The story is told by a reliable narrator that tells the story in a logical way.
The story is narrated by a third person, thus a reliable source.
The story is told by in first person, unreliable narrator – the reader does not know to trust him/her
The story is told in third person
Which of the following lines illustrates situational irony?
“Let us go, nevertheless. The cold is merely nothing.”
“And as for Luchesi, he cannot distinguish Sherry from Amontillado.”
“Enough…the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough.”
"A huge human foot d’or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel"
Which of the following lines illustrates dramatic irony?
“Let us go, nevertheless. The cold is merely nothing.”
“And as for Luchesi, he cannot distinguish Sherry from Amontillado.”
“Enough…the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough.”
“A huge human foot d’or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel"
"You are a man to be missed, " is an example of what type of irony?
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
None of the Above
