(LC)
Select the correct inference of the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado": (4 points)

I continued, as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation.


The narrator wishes to reveal his hatred for his victim.

The narrator continues to smile at his victim.

The narrator has plotted his revenge in secret.

The narrator is a friendly person to all.

2.
(MC)
Select the correct inference of the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado": (4 points)

Let us go, nevertheless. The cold is merely nothing. Amontillado! You have been imposed upon. And as for Luchesi, he cannot distinguish Sherry from Amontillado.


Luchesi does not know wines as well as Fortunato.

Montresor does not want to bother Fortunato.

Fortunato thinks himself to be a better connoisseur of wines than Luchesi.

It is too cold to go anywhere.

3.
(MC)
Select the correct inference of the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado": (4 points)

"Indeed, it is very damp. Once more let me implore you to return. No? Then I must positively leave you. But I must first render you all the little attentions in my power."
"The Amontillado!" ejaculated my friend, not yet recovered from his astonishment.


The narrator knows he will abandon Fortunato in the vaults.

The narrator is concerned about the dampness of the vaults.

The narrator wants to convince Fortunato to leave the vaults.

The narrator will make sure Fortunato is comfortable in the vaults.

4.
(MC)
Select the correct inference of the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado": (4 points)

"These vaults," he said, "are extensive."

"The Montresors," I replied, "were a great and numerous family."

"I forget your arms."

"A huge human foot d'or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent
rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel."

"And the motto?"

"Nemo me impune lacessit."
"Good!" he said.


Fortunato likes the Montresor family motto.

Fortunato is forgetful.

Fortunato is jealous.

Fortunato does not respect Montresor or his family.


5.
(MC)
Select the correct inference of the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado": (4 points)

"He! he! he!—he! he! he!—yes, the Amontillado. But is it not getting late? Will not they be awaiting us at the palazzo, the Lady Fortunato and the rest? Let us be gone."
"Yes," I said, "let us be gone."


The narrator intends to free Fortunato from the vault.

The narrator and Fortunato are worried about the late hour.

Fortunato will never leave the vaults again.

Fortunato is still concerned about the Amontillado.

Respuesta :

Question 1: The correct answer is C. The narrator has plotted his revenge in secret. That is why he continues to smile at Fortunato, so that he does not guess the problems ahead.

Question 2: The correct answer is C. Fortunato believes his is a better connoisseur than Luchesi. He believes that Luchesi, with his bad senses, has misidentified bad wine as Amontillado. That’s why he will brave the cold to see for himself.

Question 3: The correct answer is A. The narrator knows he will abandon Fortunato. At this point, Fortunato is chained to the wall. When the narrator says these words, he is mocking Fortunato for not turning back when he had the chance.

Question 4: The correct answer is A. Fortunato likes the family motto. However, he does not stop to really think about its symbolism and what it means. If he did, he might not have gone so easily down into the vaults.

Question 5: The correct answer is C. Fortunato will never leave the vaults again. Fortunato is trying to act like the narrator is being funny. He gives the narrator an opportunity to release him and pretend like it’s all a joke. When the narrator says “let us be gone,” he does not mean they will both leave. The narrator will leave, while Fortunato will die. In that way, they will both be “gone.”

Answer:

Q1 - The correct inference is "The narrator has plotted his revenge in secret.". He makes it clear when he talks about the immolation he has planned for Fortunato to endure. He feels deeply offended by something his friend had done to him, although he never reveals on what the offense consists of.

Q2- The correct inference is "Fortunato thinks himself to be a better connoisseur of wines than Luchesi", so he mocks his inability to distinguish two different types of wine, also declaring that he would know how to do so. The narrator takes advantage out of his pride to lead him to his death.

Q3- The correct inference is "The narrator knows he will abandon Fortunato in the vaults", because at that moment he had already chained Fortunato to the vaults and is building the wall so he couldn't leave. Fortunato, being drunk, hasn't noticed that he had fallen on a trap.

Q4- The correct inference is "Fortunato likes the Montresor family motto", since he shows that he appreciates it. But, being drunk, he doesn't think about the meaning behind it and doesn't associate his descend to the vault to the revenge feeling his friend might have towards him.

Q5- The correct inference is "Fortunato will never leave the vaults again". The narrator mocks him saying "let us be gone", meaning himself and not Fortunato, who is now chained to the vault and trapped forever.