Characters
The narrator told THEM to 'stay put!'
"Who are his servants?"
The trowel carried by the narrator is this type of literary "hint."
"What is foreshadowing?"
Another word for a "cask."
"What is a barrel?"
His favorite type of narrator...
"What is an unreliable ?'
Festive season being celebrated during the murder plot.
"What is Carnival?"
The proper name of the narrator...
"Who is Montresor?"
The victim's costume was that of a clown. This representation is known as__________.
"What is symbolism?"
Where the Amontillado allegedly was stored.
"What are in the catacombs?"
'You' who know so well the nature of his soul...!
"What is 2nd person narration/point of view?"
The entire story takes place many years earlier-how many??
"What is 50?"
Ironically, the antagonist's name means 'lucky.'
"Who is Fortunato?"
The story's narrator is unaware of his victim's feelings/thoughts/motivations. This makes him ____________as a narrator.
"What is limited?"
He thought it would be impossible to find Amontillado in the middle of the spring celebration...
"Who is Fortunato?"
As a literary critic, Poe could be extremely critical of those who were critical of him. Seems his literary life is the perfect theme for a plot to secretly kill someone...
"What is revenge?"
Specific crime the narrator would be charged with:
"What is first degree murder?"
This "wine-tasting rival" of the narrator's victim is looked down upon as a true wine expert.
"Who is Luchesi?"
Poe creates a dark mood throughout the course of the story. Another word for 'mood' is____________.
"What is atmosphere?"
The walls of the tunnels leading to the "Amontillado" were encrusted with_________.
"What is mold?"
The narrator, like Poe himself, is 'hard to read.' His last words in the story (translated from Latin) are: "________________."
"What are rest in peace?"
Montresor's costume is that of:
a. a stone mason
b. a judge
c. an executioner
"What is an executioner?"
Which of the following is true of the narrator?
a. rich antagonist
b. rich protagonist
c. rich jester/fool
"What is B?"
The characters in the story make reference to the secret brotherhood of Freemasons. This is an EXAMPLE of_____________________.
"What is allusion?"
This cheap version of Amontillado is often used in cooking...
"What is sherry?"
When the murder victim screams for the narrator to free him, Montresor does this to drown him out.
"What is screams even louder? (like crazy old Poe might have)"
What the victim dies of, at the end of the story...
"What is suffocation?"