Minister's Black Veil
What is the name of the minister who wears the black veil?
Mr. Hooper
What specific physical feature of the old man is the narrator obsessed with and finds terrifying?
His vulture eye (pale blue eye with film over it)
What is the name of the man who is the victim of the revenge?
Fortunato
When the lightning-rod man first enters, what does he criticize the narrator for being too near to?
The hearth / fireplace
What event does the minister first wear the veil to?
Sunday church service
For how many nights in a row does the narrator look in on the sleeping old man before committing the murder?
Seven (the murder occurs on the eighth night)
What is the name of the man who seeks revenge?
Montresor
What does the narrator jokingly call the salesman?
What is the name of the minister's fiancée who eventually breaks off their engagement?
Elizabeth
The narrator is finally driven to confess because he believes he hears what specific sound, even though it is just in his imagination?
The beating of the old man's heart (which he interprets as coming from under the floor)
What organization does Fortunato claim to be a member of
the (Free)Masons
a dollar a foot
What specific sin or secret does the townspeople eventually speculate the veil is meant to conceal?
Adultery or some unpardonable secret sin
Where does the narrator hide the old man's body?
Under the floorboards
What is the last sound Montresor hears from Fortunato as he finishes walling him up?
A low, brief laugh (followed by a jingle of bells)
How does the narrator describe the way the salesman knocks on his door?
unmanly, like a mournful undertaker
On his deathbed, when Reverend Mr. Clark tries to remove the veil, what is Mr. Hooper's final, defiant action?
He holds on to it and prevents it from being removed.
What time of night is it when the narrator finally kills the old man?
Four o'clock (A.M.)
The Montresor family motto is "Nemo me impune lacessit." What is the English translation of this Latin phrase?
"No one attacks me with impunity" (or "No one insults me unpunished")
What is the meaning of "acroceraunian" hills?
high hills that are prone to being struck by lightning