Poetry
Tell Tale Heart
Cask of Amontillado
Nouns
Miscellaneous
100

Similar to a paragraph in prose, this is several lines of a poem that are grouped together

stanza

100

The narrator tries to convince us that he is this, rather than mad (insane)

nervous

100

Where does Montresor meet Fortunato at the beginning of the story?

the Carnival

100

Which kinds of nouns are capitalized because they are a specifically named of a person, place, or thing?

proper
100

What color mask is Montresor wearing in the written story?

black

200
words that have the exact same end sound are called this

rhymes

200

Why does the author say he wants to kill the old man?

Because the man has a "vulture" eye that is blue and hazy

200

Why does Montresor say he is going to see Luchesi?

He has bought some new wine that is supposed to be Amontillado and he wants Luchesi to taste it to be sure

200

What kind of nouns name a feeling or concept?

abstract

200

What is the last sound that Montresor hears from Fortunato?

The jingling of the bells on his cap

300

Who is "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" that is described:

"The grass divides as with a comb/a spotted shaft is seen"

a snake

300

What does the narrator do with the old man's body?

Dismembers it and puts it underneath the floorboards.

300
Why does Montresor keep saying Fortunato should go back?

Because the nitre and damp conditions in the catacombs will make Fortunato's cold worse

300

In the sentence "Fortunato did not know that Montresor hated him" what part of speech is the word "him?"

pronoun
300

What wakes the old man in Tell Tale Heart

the sound the lantern makes when the narrator's hand slips on the latch

400
Descriptive language that helps a reader imagine how something looks, sounds, smells, feels, tastes, etc.

Imagery

400

At first, how do the police know something may have happened

the neighbors alert them that they heard someone scream

400

How does Montresor choose to kill Fortunato

Bricking him up inside a wall in the catacombs and leaving him to die

400

Which sentence has the correct possessive form:

A. The player's uniform was smelly and dirty.

B. The players' uniform was smelly and dirty.

C. The players uniform was smelly and dirty.

A. It's just one player, so the apostrophe goes before the s.

400

What is hidden under the pile of bones in the catacombs?

The bricks and mortar to seal up the wall

500

What kind of figurative language is in

"Listen, my son, to the silence/It's a sinuous silence"

alliteration

500

Why does the narrator confess?

He thinks he hears the beating of the old man's heart beneath the floorboards

500

What does Montresor's family motto "Nemo me impune lacessit" translate to/mean

No one attacks me without penalty/consequences

500

Both sentences below are correct. Explain why telling how many classes each is talking about and why the apostrophe is where it is.

A. The classes' Baron Time forms were all filled out.

B. The class' Baron Time forms were all filled out.

In A, multiple classes have Baron Time forms, so the apostrophe goes after the final s

In B, there is only one class whose Baron Time forms are filled out.  The word class already ends in s, so the apostrophe goes after the word

500

What is the name of the man who Montresor says is an expert on wine besides Fortunato?

Luchesi