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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following sayings best describes a theme of the text?
Do not insult those who are easily wounded
Pride cometh before the fall.
Revenge is a dish best served cold
Forgive and forget is the best course of action
- 2. Multiple Choice
This line takes place in the final paragraph of the story, just as Montresor is finishing walling Fortunato into the catacombs to die: “My heart grew sick; it was the dampness of the catacombs that made it so.” What insight into the narrator’s point of view does this line likely provide the reader?
Montresor is feeling guilt over what he has done to Fortunato.
Montresor is afraid of the dark.
Montresor has been suffering from a chronic illness.
Montresor had too much carnival food.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIn "The Cask of Amontillado," who is the narrator, or the character who tells the story?LuchesiAmontilladoFortunatoMontresor
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich word pairs best describe the mood, or atmosphere, of "The Cask of Amontillado"?humorous and sillyrealistic and ordinarysincere and thought provokinggrim and suspenseful
- 5. Multiple Choice
According to the very first sentence from "The Cask of Amontillado," what has Fortunato done to Montresor? The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge
He has stabbed him
He has robbed him
He has insulted him
He has stolen his wife
- 6. Multiple Choice
Fortunato can best be described as
joyful
anxious
arrogant
doubtful
- 7. Multiple ChoiceMost of the setting of the story takes place...at the carnivalin Fortunato's palazzoin the catacombsnext to Luchesi's home
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhen Fortunato says:
"the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me, I shall not die of a cough."irony/foreshadowingimageryalliterationtheme - 9. Multiple Choice
Which sentence from the story most strongly represents Fortunato's pride (arrogance)?
“‘Luchesi cannot tell Amontillado from Sherry.’”
“‘The cold is merely nothing.’”
“‘Nitre?’ he asked, at length.”
“‘You do not comprehend?’ he said.”
- 10. Multiple Choice
How does the narrator tempt Fortunato to join him in the vaults?
By explaining to Fortunato that he will give him some of the Amontillado
By telling Fortunato that he is going to ask Luchesi to taste the Amontillado
By explaining to Fortunato that he needs assistance moving the Amontillado
By telling Fortunato that he and Luchesi will be able to share the Amontillado
- 11. Multiple Choice
When Montresor tells Fortunato, "You are a man to be missed," it is an example of
irony
honesty
simile
metaphor
- 12. Multiple Choice
When Montresor tells Fortunato, "The Montresor were a great and numerous family," it is an example of
honesty
irony
simile
metaphor
- 13. Multiple Choice
When Montresor takes a sip of Medoc and tells Fortunato in a toast, "And I to your long life," it is an example of
honesty
irony
simile
metaphor
- 14. Multiple Choice
When Montresor tells Fortunato, "The vaults are insufferably damp," it is an example of
honesty
irony
simile
metaphor
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