Vocabulary
A subterranean cemetery of galleries with recesses for tombs
What are catacombs?
Leaving no question as to meaning or intent.
What is explicit?
Decreased
What is subsided?
What does "amontillado" mean?
A valuable wine
What inference can you make about the narrator?
He is good at hiding his emotions.
What is gait?
To make impossible by necessary consequence.
What is precluded?
Specific
What is explicit?
What is affecting Fortunato's cough?
What is nitre?
How did Montresor know the house would be empty
He told the servants to stay home and knew they would do the opposite
A chain or shackle for the feet.
What is fettered?
Grievously affected or troubled.
What is afflicted?
Beg
What is implore?
What inference can you make about Fortunato using the text?
He is arrogant
Why does Montresor make sure Fortunato has drank a lot of wine?
He doesn't want him to be suspicious of anything.
Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.
What is impunity?
The dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment.
What is retribution?
Avoided
What is absconded?
What symbolizes the narrator?
the foot
Who is Luchesi in the story?
The man Montresor pretends he is going to see to evaluate the wine.
One who understands the details, technique, or principle of art.
What is connoisseur?
One who excels in the technique of an art.
What is virtuoso?
Prevent
What is preclude?
What symbolizes the serpent?
the serpent
How does Montresor tempt Fortunato into the vaults?
He tells him he is going to ask Luchesi to taste the Amontillado instead of him