The Cask Of Amontillado Answer Key
Question: Who are the two characters?
Answer: Montresor and Furtunato.
Question: Where and when is the story set?
Answer: Italy - carnival season 19th centry (1800s); Vaults; Catacombs; Crypt; Cavern
Question: Why does Montressor want revenge on Fortunato?
Answer: Because Fortunato has insulted him.
Question: In your own words, describe the catacombs that Fortunato is led through. Cite words from the reading.
Answer: Long and winding suitacase, damp ground, white web-work, piled skeletons, bones, human remains
Question: What preparations had Montressor made for his revenge? (before the murder)
Answer: Empty the houses; hide a trowel; construct a crypt for no special use; hide a quantity of building stone and mortar
Question: What was Fortunado an expert on?
Answer: His connoisseurship in wine, esp. old wines or Italian vintages.
Question: How does Montresor convince Fortunato to go into the cellar with him?
Answer: A cask of Amontillado; provocation of Luchresi.
Question: What does Montresor give to Fortunato to help his cough?
Answer: A few draughts of Medoc.
Question: What is Montresor hiding beneath his cloak?
Answer: A trowel.
Question: Once Fortunato steps into the recess in the wall, what does Montresor do?
Answer: He gots him fettered to the granite and chained to the staples.