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CHAPTER 2 - THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's a cask?

a)

b)

c)

d)

2.

Why did the narrator want to punish Fortunato?

a)

Fortunato killed his brother

b)
Fortunato owed him money
c)
Fortunato stole his property
d)
He felt insulted and wanted revenge.
3.

When the narrator decided to punish Fortunato, he completely changed his attitude towards him.

a)

False. He continued being friendly as before.

b)
Not mentioned in the story
c)

True. He completely changed his attitude since he started being unpleasant.

4.

Does the narrator mention that Fortunato didn't know anything about wine?

a)

Yes. He affirms that Fortunato didn't have any knowledge of wine while he was an expert.

b)

This isn not mentioned in the chapter.

c)

No. On the contrary, he says that he knew much about wine.

5.

Where did the narrator first meet his friend Fortunato?

a)
At a carnival in Italy
b)
At a museum in Spain
c)
At a beach in Greece
d)
At a zoo in France
6.

What's the problem the narrator exposes to Fortunato to trick on him?

a)
A bottle of Chardonnay
b)
A cask of Amontillado
c)

A refined beer

7.

Where does the narrator say that is the cask located?

a)
in the kitchen of the old mansion
b)

in his vaults

c)
in the garden of the old mansion
d)
in the attic of the old mansion
8.

What's the correct picture to define 'vaults'?

a)

b)

c)

d)

9.

Why does the narrator want to talk to Luchresi?

a)
To apologize for a previous argument
b)
To prove his superior knowledge of wine to Fortunato
c)
To challenge him to a duel
10.

Why does the narrator justify that they must not go to their vaults?

a)
The vaults are filled with treasure
b)

Because Fortunato has a bad cough and the vaults are terribly cold and wet

c)
The vaults are being renovated
d)
The vaults are a restricted area
11.

Why was there no one at the narrator's home?

a)

The servants were out enjoying themselves at the carnival

b)

The servants had a free day

c)

The servants were on holidays

12.

Why did Fortunato find himself difficult walking?

a)
He had a leg injury
b)
He was wearing uncomfortable shoes
c)
He was too tired to walk
d)
He was drunk
13.

What's Medoc?

a)

A type of wine

b)
A famous mountain in Asia
c)
A type of ancient Greek poetry
d)
A type of tropical fruit
14.

Who are the Montresors?

a)

The narrator's family

b)

The surname of Fortunato's family

c)

The narrator's wife

15.

Why did Fortunato's eyes start being brighter?

a)
He saw a ghost
b)

He continued drinking wine

c)
He was allergic to the wine
16.

When they finally arrived to the deepest vault, why did they find bones?

a)
The bones were part of a treasure hunt
b)
The bones were left by a group of tourists
c)
The bones were used for a secret ritual
d)

They were the bones of the dead

17.

Why did Fortunato go inside the vault?

a)
He wanted to find a hidden treasure
b)
He was looking for a secret passage
c)
He was trying to escape from someone
d)

He was looking for the Amontillado

18.

What did the narrator do with the stones?

a)

He threw them into the river

b)

He built a wall to confine Fortunato

c)

He buried them in the garden

19.

Why did the narrator not feel worried about the screams and noise?

a)
The narrator was deaf and couldn't hear the screams and noise.
b)

Because they were too deep under the ground

c)
The narrator was too busy to pay attention to the screams and noise.
20.

When did the narrator finish the wall?

a)

By midnight

b)

By dawn

c)

By sunset