Name: _________________________________________
Date: ________________
Teacher: _______________________________________
Eng. 7 - __________
“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe
Post-Reading and Elements of Fiction Questions
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Refer back to the story
using specific details from the story when answering the questions.
Post-Reading Questions
1. At the start of the story, what does Montresor vow (promise) to do?
2. What is Montresor’s problem with Fortunato?
3. Initially, how does Montresor treat Fortunato? Why?
(This is a two-part question. Make sure you answer both parts.)
4. How does Montresor describe Fortunato in the third paragraph?
5. a. Where do the two men meet?
b. How is Fortunato dressed?
c. How does Fortunato behave when he meets Montresor?
d. Why does he behave as he does?
6. a. Why does Fortunato go to Montresor’s cellar?
b. Who else is at Montresor’s home when they arrive?
c. Other than wine, what does Montresor’s cellar contain?
7. a. Montresor seems very concerned about Fortunato. Copy three things Montresor says that
seem to indicate that he’s concerned about Fortunato.
b. What “medicine” does Montresor give to Fortunato?
8. They have a brief conversation that includes two toasts and a description of Montresor’s coat
of arms and family motto.
a. What are the toasts?
b. What is the coat of arms? Draw a rough picture (no colors needed).
c. What is the motto? (Read the footnote to help you with this question.)
d. When Montresor tells Fortunato about the coat of arms and the motto, what is he really
telling Fortunato?
9. Before Montresor completes the wall, why does Fortunato laugh?
10. What is the last sound Montresor hears before he finishes the wall?
11. Why is Montresor’s crime a “perfect” one?
Elements of Fiction Questions
12. What is the setting for this story? Be very descriptive.
13. Who is the protagonist in the story? Describe him.
14. Who or what is the antagonist?
15. What type of conflict is involved in this story, and why is it this type?
16. a. What is the point of view for this story?
b. Provide evidence to prove the point of view.
17. “The Cask of Amontillado” has much foreshadowing in it. Foreshadowing is the author’s
use of clues or hints earlier in a story to indicate action that will occur later in a story.
a. Fill in the chart below with two (2) examples of foreshadowing found in this story, the
page numbers where you found the foreshadowing, and the events that occur later in the story
that are originally foreshadowed. You will complete the rest of the chart in school.
Foreshadowing Example
Page No.
Event Foreshadowed
18. “The Cask of Amontillado” has much irony in it. Irony is defined as expecting one thing
and getting another; a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists. Irony also
exists when a person says one thing but really means another.
a. Fill in the chart below with two (2) examples of irony found in this story, the page
numbers where you found the irony, and the reasons why the examples are ironic. You will
complete the rest of the chart in school.
Example of Irony
Page No.
Reason It’s Ironic
19. a. Define theme.
b. What is a possible theme for “The Cask of Amontillado?”
c. What details from the story support the theme?