Question

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

"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.

a.Fortunato likes the Montresor family motto.
b.Fortunato is forgetful.
c.Fortunato is jealous.
d.Fortunato does not respect Montresor or his family.

Answer 1

D- Fortunato does not respect Montresor or his family.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

a. Fortunato likes the Montresor family motto.

Step-by-step explanation:

Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" is a short story that is about a revenge attack of a friend against his friend. Montresor had been silently taking in a lot of insults from his friend Fortunato, when he decided it is time to pay back. The short duration of the story tells how he deceived his friend into complying with his plan of revenge.

The given excerpt shows Montresor guiding Fortunato into his family's vaults on the pretext of taking his (Fortunato's) opinion about a wine that he had acquired. Fortunato did not seem to have any ill feeling for his friend's family arms, for he asked about the arms' motto and even exclaimed that the motto "Nemo me impune lacessit" was good. His manner of exclaiming "Good!" with and exclamation mark means that he seems to have no negative thought about it.