Quizlet Vocabulary
A cask of Amontillado would be a ___________ of wine.
barrel
____________ is ironically named, because he is, in-fact, not a very lucky (Fortunate) person
Fortunato
The catacombs are full of_________. (A very obvious symbol for death.)
skeletons
The main character, who ends up dying, is named _______________________.
Throughout the story, Fortunato misses many signs and warnings of what is about to happen. These clues are called ___________.
Foreshadowing
According to the first page, how many injuries did the narrator experience at the hands of Fortunato?
1,000
9:41
Montressor is wanting to get payback, or ___________________, for all of the injuries he has experienced at the hands of Fortunato.
(Starts with an R)
Retribution
Poe describes Fortunato being dressed like a __________, probably to emphasize how foolish and naive he is.
jester or clown
What happens to the torch as the two characters go farther into the catacombs?
the flame becomes much smaller (glowing)
The narrator is named ___________.
Montresor
The main ___________ of the story is the catacombs under Fortunato's house.
According to page 2, what is the holiday that is happening at the time of the story?
Carnival (or Mardi Gras)
Letter to me
Montressor chains Fortunato when he reaches the termination of the catacombs. That means they are at the point where the catacombs _______.
End
One of the types of wine Montresor hands Fortunato is ironically named "De Grave." It is a visual pun meant to make us readers think of the word _______, which is associated with cemeteries.
Grave
On their walk in the catacombs, Fortunato keeps showing signs of being sick. What does he keep doing?
Coughing
The mutual friend of Fortunato and Montresor is named _______________. He is the one that Montresor keeps mentioning.
Luchesi
A lesson, moral, or "big idea" of the story is called a ___________. In the case of "The Cask of Amontillado" one of them might be revenge.
Theme
According to the packet (page 5), what is the name of the mineral/mold that is worsening Fortuanto's cough?
Nitre
The back white board tells us about the disappearance of the ________ family.
Smith
What is Fortunato a connoisseur of?
wine
Montresor makes a joke when replying to one of Fortunato's questions. Both he and Fortunato are "___________." Montresor produces a trowel, while Fortunato is referring to a secret society
Masons
Early in the story, Montresor keeps telling Fortunato that he (Fortunato) doesn't look well and, instead of continuing to walk, they could always do what?
Go back/turn around
We know that Fortunato has a wife, and she is called ________ Fortunato throughout the story.
Lady Fortunato
Irony
On page 9, Montresor has "fettered [Fortunato] to the granite." What did he use to do that?
A chain (and a padlock).
Who wrote The Outsiders?
SE Hinton
Why is Montresor's gait so unsteady while he walks in the catacombs?
He has been drinking. (Will also accept that he is sick, and/or running out of oxygen)
The last sentence of the story, in pace requiescat, is ironic given how much Montresor tortured Fortunato. In pace requiescat means ______________.
Rest in peace
Montresor shows us the tool that he is going to use to build the brick wall before they make it to the bottom of the catacombs. What is the name of that?
Trowel
How do you spell the narrator's name?
Montresor
Since Montressor is the main character of this story, he would still be considered the ___________________, even though he is not a very good person.
Protagonist
At the end of the story, page 11, why is Fortunato laughing?
He thinks the whole thing is a practical joke.
There is a paper about sensory details taped to the whiteboard. Immediately below it is a paper reminding students about ____________. (2 words)
Verb tense
When the story says that Fortunato "looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication," what are the orbs that the story is talking about?
Fortunato's eyes
The characters often refer to wine as __________, a pun meant to make us think of the word "medicine"
Medoc
Describe, as best as you can, the Montresor family coat of arms.
Foot, snake, biting, etc.
Montresor told them he would be gone all evening. That is how he knew there would be no ______________ at home.
Servants
"He had a weak point---this Fortunato...he prided himself on the connoisseurship in wine." Is an example of direct ________________.
Characterization
__________ (2 words) is when a person says something that they don't actually mean.
Verbal irony
What door do we exit out of if we have an earthquake drill?
The front doors