Question

Select the correct inference of the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado."

"Ha! ha! ha!--he! he! he!--a very good joke indeed--an excellent jest. We shall have many a rich laugh about it at the palazzo--he! he! he!--over our wine--he! he! he!"

Fortunato thinks Montresor has played a joke on him.
Fortunato hopes Montresor is playing a joke on him.
The two men will laugh about their adventure.
The two men enjoy playing jokes on one another.

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Answer 1

The correct inference is that Fortunato believes Montresor is joking about the Amontillado and the dire situation he is actually in.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct inference of the given passage from The Cask of Amontillado is that Fortunato thinks Montresor has played a joke on him. The passage shows Fortunato laughing and talking about having a rich laugh over wine at the palazzo, indicating that he believes the situation to be a jest orchestrated by Montresor. This is further supported by the fact that Fortunato does not seem to comprehend the gravity of his predicament, as Montresor lures him, under the pretense of verifying the authenticity of the wine, towards his eventual demise.

Answer 2

it's either "the two men will laugh about their adventure or the two men enjoy playing jokes on one another"