Literary Terms
What term describes the overall feeling an author creates for the reader?
Mood
Which character believes the world is divided into hunters and the hunted?
Rainsford
Which character manipulates Fortunato by appealing to his pride as a wine expert?
Montresor
What physical feature of the old man becomes the narrator's obsession?
His eye
What prized possession does Della sell to purchase Jim a Christmas gift?
Her hair
What part of the plot introduces the central conflict and sets the main events in motion?
Triggering Event
What is the first major physical conflict Rainsford faces after falling off the yacht?
Surviving the ocean and reaching the island
What drink does Montresor use to lure Fortunato into the catacombs?
Amontillado, wine
For how many consecutive nights does the narrator enter the old man's room before committing the murder?
Eight nights
What prized possession does Jim sell to purchase Della a Christmas gift?
His watch
What literary device occurs when an object represents a larger abstract idea?
Symbolism
Why does General Zaroff begin hunting human beings instead of animals?
Hunting animals has become too easy, too boring
What object does Montresor reveal beneath his cloak that foreshadows how he will imprison Fortunato?
A trowel
What sound convinces the narrator that someone might discover what he is doing, causing him to attack the old man?
The old man's heartbeat
What type of irony occurs when Jim and Della discover that their sacrifices have made their Christmas gifts temporarily unusable?
Situational Irony
What type of irony occurs when the audience knows something important that a character does not?
Dramatic Irony
Why does Zaroff discover Rainsford in his hiding spot, but allow him to live till the next day?
When Montresor tells Fortunato that he is "a man to be missed," what literary device is being used?
Verbal Irony (or, foreshadowing)
Where does the narrator conceal the old man's body after murdering him?
Beneath the floorboards
In "Marigolds," overhearing which family member crying intensifies Lizabeth's frustration and confession?
Her father
What term describes a storyteller whose account of events cannot necessarily be trusted?
Unreliable Narrator
What important quality does Rainsford develop after experiencing what it feels like to be hunted?
Empathy, or compassion for the hunted
What destructive motivation is emphasized by Montresor's family motto and his treatment of Fortunato?
Revenge (or, vengeance)
What psychological force or condition ultimately overcomes the narrator's careful planning, causing him to confess?
Guilt
When Lizabeth recognizes Miss Lottie's suffering fter destroying her flowers, she begins transitional from childhood innocence toward what?
Maturity and experience