WorksheetsConfession 1-3 Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 15mins
What were some possible motives of the killer in Confession 1?
Power/thrill, criminal undertaking
Financial, Emotional, Ideology
Ideology and Financial
Emotional, Anger, Psychosis
"Having carefully deposited the body against the inner wall...I re-laid the whole structure as it originally stood"
Is this is organized or disorganized killer?
Disorganized
The following text evidence lets the reader know something about the killer's ___.
"For a whole hour I did not move a muscle"
Motive
Age
Race
Gender
An example of childhood trauma that the killer in Confession 1 faced is (a) .
Both killers in Confessions 1 and 2 face what kind of conflict?
Internal
External
What is a motive?
The most exciting part of the story.
It is a conflict of the story.
A reason for doing something
Car motor oil
Select the type of conflict that both killers face.
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
"It was open-wide, wide open- and I grew furious as I gazed upon it." This text evidence shows what kind of motive?
Ideology
Psychosis
Criminal Enterprise
Power/Thrill
Auditory hallucinations (hearing things) is a sign of what debilitating mental condition?
Psychosis
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Schizophrenia
Insanity
The killer in Confession 2 spies on the old man every night for 8 nights before committing the crime. Does this show organized or disorganized behavior?
(a)
Which motive does the following text evidence show? "I could scarcely contain my feelings of triumph"
Power/Thrill
Ideology
Anger/Emotion
Criminal Enterprise
Similarities between the two confessions include...
Both killers are very disorganized.
Both killers are motivated by financial gains.
The first killer has an internal conflict while the second killer has an external conflict.
Both killers think something in their environment is to blame for their negative feelings even though it is actually within their minds.
What does the following text evidence reveal about the narrator/killer?
"I married early, and was happy to find in my wife a disposition not uncongenial with my own"
Motive
Age
Gender
Race
Define "Sagacious"
murderous
having good judgement, wise, clever
a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders
an illusion
Define "Anomalous"
Intense happiness
Acting out of the norm, unusual
Caring, empathetic
Miserable
Define "vex."
To annoy
To curse
To pray
To kill
Define "hearken."
Listen
Sing
Speak
Sleep
Define "pertinacity."
A determined attitude
A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders
A large cask.
A murderous nature
Define "phantasm."
A fire
A figment of the imagination; an illusion
A Phantom
A great event
What is an early warning sign that the narrator in Confession 1 has mental struggles?
"To-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul"
"I married early, and was happy to find in my wife a disposition not uncongenial with my own"
"From my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition"
"I was especially fond of animals...with these I spent most of my time...this peculiarity of character grew with my growth"
THE THOUSAND INJURIES of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.
This shows the motive as...
Criminal Undertaking (Burglary, Arson, etc.)
Emotional (anger)
Psychosis
Power/thrill
I continued, as was my wont to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation.
This shows the killer's __________.
Empathy for the victim
Disgust in the victim
Manipulation of the victim
Plans for future victims
Define "immolation."
Death
Life
Growth
Fire
Define "Amontillado"
A type of rare, expensive wine
A type of building stone
A catacomb in France
The name of the killer's family
My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met.
Why is this an example of IRONY?
Fortunato is a lucky character.
Montresor wants revenge on Fortunato.
Fortunato means fortunate, or lucky. We would expect that someone with this name would be lucky, but he is not.
It is foreshadowing.
Define "nitre."
A chemical released by decomposing bodies leading to dampness and mold.
A type of building mortar.
A type of wine.
This is what Montresor uses to seal Fortunato in the niche.
What's a "roquelaire"?
A scarf
A hat
A cloak
Pants
How does Fortunato's physical appearance foreshadow events?
He had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells.
He is dressed fancily, which foreshadows his sacrificial death.
He is dressed for bed, which is appropriate since he meets the "long sleep" of death.
He is dressed like a fool; he acts very foolishly by following Montresor into the catacombs.
Define "palazzo."
Cottage
Large, Italian house
Catacombs
Dungeon
Why did Montresor pick Carnival time to commit his crime? In other words, why is the setting so important?
He wanted the rest of the city to be distracted from what he was doing.
It was the only time of the year that Fortunato was around. He also knew that he would be drinking a lot.
It was his favorite festival.
It guaranteed that Fortunato would be drinking and also it was an excuse to give his servants time off and get them out of the house.
What is the external conflict in Confession 3?
The cat
Fortunato insulted Montresor's name.
Man v Man
The eye
He bought fake Amontillado wine.
What is an internal conflict in Confession 3?
Fortunato
Man v Man
The blind eye
Fortunato's insults
Montresor's extreme, irrational anger
Man v Self
Define "niche."
A goblet of wine.
A small space.
A tunnel.
Nice in Italian.
Define "fettered."
Chained, locked up
Killed
Excited, thrilled
Exhausted
How do we know that Montresor got away with the crime?
My heart grew sick; it was the dampness of the catacombs that made it so.
Will not they be awaiting us at the palazzo, the Lady Fortunato and the rest? Let us be gone.
For the half of a century no mortal has disturbed them.
No answer still. I thrust a torch through the remaining aperture and let it fall within.
What does the Montresor family motto "Nemo Me Impune Lacessit" represent in Confession 3?
Process
Motive
Evidence of Guilt
Leadership
Importance of Fortunato's jingling bells?
Symbolizes the bells often rung at funerals to mark a person's death
To show that he survived
Represents hope that he could be rescued
They are just a feature of his ironic costume.
