Manuscript Found in a Bottle
Tell Tale Heart
The Black Cat
The Cask of Amontillado
Concepts
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What natural disaster killed the crew of the first ship?
Typhoon
100
What does the narrator not like about the old man?
His vulture eye with the film covering it.
100
What did the narrator do to his wife?
He murdered her with an axe.
100
What is the deeper connection between Montresor and Fortunado, mentioned in the discussion?
They are one of the same.
100
What country did Poe travel to as a child?
Britain
200
Where was the whirlpool located?
South Pole
200
How did the narrator kill the old man?
He suffocated him with a mattress
200
How does the detective find the wife's body?
The cat screams
200
How does Montresor lure Fortunado into his family's catacombs?
He tells him he's keeping a flask of amontillado there.
200
How did Poe get kicked out of West Point?
Skipping class
300
How many people survived the first disaster?
2
300
What made the neighbors suspicious about the narrator?
They heard the old guy shriek before he died.
300
How does the cat die?
Hung from a tree
300
What is Fortunado dressed as?
A jester
300
State each of our names, first and last.
Ben Thurman, Fred Maxon, Carol DeFranco, Pat Manno
400
What was the name of the second ship?
Discovery
400
What drove him to confess the murder?
He imagined the heart beating
400
What image is seen in the second cat's fur?
A cat hanging from a tree.
400
How does Montresor kill Fortunado?
He chains him to a wall and builds a wall in front of him.
400
What is the term for being obsessed with only one thing?
Monomania
500
How many days did he drift at sea?
6 days
500
Where did the narrator say the old man went, while he was talking to the police?
The country.
500
What is the color of the cat?
Black
500
Why is Montresor upset with Fortunado?
He committed "a thousand injuries" upon him.
500
How do Poe's stories make you feel?
Yes
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