Vocab
Characters
Critical thinking
Poe
Pot Pourri
100
Freedom from consequences
What is impunity?
100
The narrator of The Cask of Amontillado.
Who is Montresor?
100
The setting of The Cask of Amontillado.
What are the catacombs? (I will accept Carnival or New Orleans.)
100
Poe as a young man could be described as this.
What is athletic.
100
Where Poe hides his tools for his plot.
In the bones in the catacombs.
200
end
What is termination?
200
The victim in The Cask of Amontillado
Who is Fortunato?
200
Why did Montresor stop working when Fortunato rattled his chains?
To savor his torment. (Will accept similar answer.)
200
This is how much money Poe earned for "The Raven."
What is $14.00.
200
What Montresor built to trap Fortunato.
A brick wall.
300
A master in a given field.
What is a virtuoso?
300
He was used to make Fortunato jealous.
Who is Luchesi?
300
Why did Montresor ask his servants to remain at the house even though he would not be back until dawn?
To ensure they would all leave.
300
The name of Poe's child wife.
What is Virginia.
300
How Fortunato died.
The dampness of the catacombs and his cough.
400
A garden tool.
What is a trowel?
400
He claimed to be a mason.
Who is Montresor?
400
Why was it important for Fortunato to be drunk?
So he would be easier to trick.
400
The disease that struck down Poe's mothers, brother, and wife.
What is tuberculosis.
400
The meaning of Nemo me impune lacessit.
What is "no one attacks me with impunity."
500
A knee-length cloak.
What is a roquelaure?
500
The expensive wine in the story.
What is Amontillado
500
Why was Montresor so distressed when Fortunato died?
He had wanted Fortunato to suffer.
500
The name of Poe's overnight hit work.
What is The Raven?
500
The family who took Poe in after his mother passed.
The Allan's.
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