Question

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

"You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat." (4 points)

A) The narrator wants everyone to know his soul.
B) The narrator uttered a threat to his enemy.
C) Others know the nature of the narrator's soul.
D) Others will be surprised to know the narrator has an enemy.

Answer 1

D) Others will be surprised to know the narrator has an enemy.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the quote from the passage of "The Cask of Amontillado", the speaker believes that the people know the nature of his soul so well that it would come as a surprise for them to find out that he has an enemy.

Inference is he conclusion that is reached about a particular thing, based on the information available at the time.