Vocab
What is a cask?
a barrel
What season is it?
Carnival season
The bells on his hat jingled like laughter in the dark, is an example of what figurative language?
simile
With whom does Montresor have a conflict in "The Cask of Amontillado?"
Fortunato
In "The Cask of Amontillado," who is the narrator, the person who tells the story?
Montresor
What is Amontillado? Be specific
A fancy/rare wine
True or false: Montresor is jealous of Fortunato
true
Which best describes the mood, or atmosphere, of Poe's story?
A. humorous
B. silly
C. serious
D. suspenseful
D. suspenseful
In "The Cask of Amontillado," what is the exposition?
Montresor wants revenge on his "friend" Fortunato on the night of Italian Carnival.
Why does Fortunato go into the vaults
A. to meet Montresor's ancestors
B. to find some peace of mind
C. to attend a meeting of masons
D. to prove his wine expertise
D. to prove his wine expertise
What is foreshadowing?
When the author hints at something that will happen later in the story.
Why does Montresor choose the catacombs as the setting for his revenge?
A. it is his favorite place in his house
B. it is filled with ghosts
C. no one will find Fortunato there
D. Fortunato is afraid of bones
C. no one will find Fortunato there
The fact that Montresor makes sure that his servants will be gone from the palace, is an example of...
foreshadowing
In "The Cask of Amontillado," which event is the climax of the plot?
C. Montresor walls up Fortunato
What motivates Montresor to vow to take revenge upon Fortunato?
A. Fortunato has threatened him
B. Fortunato has insulted him
C. Fortunato has ruined his business
D. Fortunato has stolen his wife
B. Fortunato has insulted him
Which word best describes the subject of "The Cask of Amontillado?"
A. retribution
B. recovery
C. friendship
D. Danger
A. retribution
What are 2 different character traits to describe Fortunato?
Arrogant, Gullible - or similar words
The dark, damp catacombs symbolize a theme of __________ in the story.
death
What part of the story is it when Montresor leads Fortunato into the tombs deeper and deeper?
Rising Action
When the narrator tells Fortunato, "I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price without consulting you in the matter," to what is he appealing?
A. Fortunato's intelligence
B. Fortunato's pride
C. Fortunato's humility
D. Fortunato's sympathy
B. Fortunato's pride
Poe uses foreshadowing to build ...
suspense
Which statement proves that Montresor has succeeded in his quest for revenge?
A. I looked at him in surprise
B. The vaults are insufferably damp
C. For half a century, no mortal has disturbed them
D. The wine sparkled in his eyes and the bells jingled
C. For half a century, no mortal has distrubed them
What is this an example of?
The reader knows Montresor plans to kill Fortunato, but Fortunato is clueless.
Irony
What is the resolution of the story?
Montresor confesses to the murder of Fortunato 50 years later.
In the paragraph near the end of the story, Fortunato begins to scream and Montresor answers those screams. What does Montresor's behavior tell you about his state of mind?
Montresor unstable and possibly insane