Question

Read this section from “The Cask of Amontillado” to analyze story structure and answer the follow-up questions.

Thus speaking, Fortunato possessed himself of my arm. Putting on a mask of black silk, and drawing a roquelaire closely about my person, I suffered him to hurry me to my palazzo.

There were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honor of the time. I had told them that I should not return until the morning, and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house. These orders were sufficient, I well knew, to insure their immediate disappearance, one and all, as soon as my back was turned.

I took from their sconces two flambeaux, and giving one to Fortunato, bowed him through several suites of rooms to the archway that led into the vaults.


PART A

Which of the following statements best describes a structural choice the author has made in this passage?

A. The author moves the action chronologically from the carnival to the vaults.

B. The author introduces new characters who will have a major impact on the plot.

C. The author describes a scene in flashback to explain why the palazzo is empty.

D. The author uses foreign words to heighten the sense of mystery in the scene.

PART B

Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer?

A. Thus speaking, Fortunato possessed himself of my arm.

B. Putting on a mask of black silk, and drawing a roquelaire closely about my person, I suffered him to hurry me to my palazzo.

C. I had told them that I should not return until the morning, and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house.

D. I took from their sconces two flambeaux, and giving one to Fortunato, bowed him through several suites of rooms to the archway that led into the vaults.

Answer 1

Part A: D. The author uses foreign words to heighten the sense of mystery in the scene.

Part B: B. Putting on a mask of black silk, and drawing a roquelaire closely about my person, I suffered him to hurry me to my palazzo.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

part a : b part b: c