Question

"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.

Answer 1

The answer is incomplete.

Step-by-step explanation:

this is the full 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. (4 points)

Fortunato likes the Montresor family motto.

Fortunato is forgetful.

Fortunato is jealous.

Fortunato does not respect Montresor or his family.

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Answer 2

Hello. This question is incomplete. The full question is:

"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.

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

Fortunato likes the Montresor family motto.

Fortunato is forgetful.

Fortunato is jealous.

Fortunato does not respect Montresor or his family.

Answer:

Fortunato likes the Montresor family motto.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the reading of the text, we can see that fortunato has a great respect for Montressor and his family, since he expresses this by praising the vaults and being very impressed by it. This part also shows that he is not jealous of a montress and speaks to him without any kind of sarcasm or irony. Finally, we can see that Fortunato has a positive reaction to Montressor's family motto, showing that he liked the motto. This motto also foreshadows the monasteryor's revenge against Fortunato.