WorksheetsThe Cask of Amontillado
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 14mins
When Montresor chains Fortunato to the wall in paragraph 71, why doesn't Fortunato fight back?
He is unconscious.
He is surprised.
He feels guilty.
He thinks it's funny.
When they reach the end of Montresor's vaults toward the end of the story, why is there a pile of bones on the floor?
Montresor wants to show Fortunato where he keeps people who insult him.
Montresor wants Fortunato to ask about them.
Montresor is hiding his building materials under them.
Montresor is hiding the Amontillado under them.
Why does Montresor stop his masonry work every so often in paragraph 76?
So he can enjoy a glass of wine
To rest from the hard work
So he can enjoy listening to Fortunato's distress
To run back and check if they've been followed
Which sentence from paragraph 76 best shows why Montresor stops his masonry work every so often in paragraph 76?
"There was then a long and obstinate silence."
“The noise lasted for several minutes, during which, that I might hearken to it with the more satisfaction...”
“When at last the clanking subsided, I resumed the trowel.”
“I again paused, and holding the flambeaux over the mason-work, threw a few feeble rays upon the figure within.”
What does Montresor indicate he has done in preparation for Fortunato’s visit to his house?
He made sure that his servants would be at home to greet his guest.
He made sure that his house would be locked so no one can get in.
He made sure that his servants would not be at home when he returns.
He made sure that his house would be full of guests that night.
In paragraphs 85–89, what seems to disturb Montresor?
The difficult work of building a wall
The lateness of the hour
The lateness of the hour
The creaking of the bones
Who is the protagonist in The Cask of Amontillado?
Montresor
Fortunato
Luchresi
The servents
Who is the antagonist in The Cask of Amontillado?
Montresor
Fortunato
Luchresi
The servants
What is the setting in the introduction?
France
A carnival
The catacombs
None of the above
What is the climax of the story?
When Montresor pulls out the trowel
When Fortunato drinks the Medoc for his cough
When Fortunato gets tied up with the chain and padlock
When Montresor drops his torch into the tomb
What evidence is provided in the resolution of the story?
Fortunato is a mason
Fortunato insulted Montresor
Fortunato is not friends with Luchresi
Fortunato has been in the catacombs for 50 years
What type of conflict is shown in this story?
Man Vs. Nature
Man Vs. Self
Man Vs. Supernatural
Man Vs. Man
What is the purpose for the narrator telling this story?
To inform the reader about a time when he was insulted and needed to seek revenge
To persuade the reader to go to a carnival and visit the catacombs
To describe a specific time period in Paris
To inform the reader about Amontillado and how rare it is
Select one additional item stored in the narrator's vaults other than wine.
Gold and jewels
Old family portraits
Nitre and granite
Remains of ancestors
Old books and papers
How does the narrator get Fortunato to step into the recess in the wall?
By threatening him with a weapon
By telling him the Amontillado is inside of it
By asking him to light the way
By asking him to look at the chains on the wall
What does Fortunato do as the narrator is just about to finish building the stone wall?
He starts to scream.
He asks for more wine.
He starts to laugh.
He apologizes to him.
In paragraph 2, how does the narrator describe his smiling at Fortunato?
He says it was formerly just a habit, but now it is at the thought of Fortunato's doom.
He says it is something he used to do but doesn't do anymore.
He says it is formerly just a habit, but now it is at the thought of their friendship.
He says it is something he never used to do but does now.
In paragraph 4, the narrator attributes the warmth of Fortunato's greeting to ________.
the strength of their friendship
the fact that they haven't met in a long time
the desire to apologize for the insult
the fact that he has been drinking
When Montresor meets Fortunato one evening during Carnival season, he uses Fortunato's conceit about his wine knowledge to trick him into going to the vaults. Select the TWO phrases that show how he does this.
Montresor tells Fortunato he may have a valuable kind of wine but is not sure.
Montresor buys Fortunato a drink at the Carnival celebration.
Montresor tells Fortunato he plans to ask Luchesi about the Amontillado.
Montresor tries to sell Fortunato several bottles of wine.
