Q7*
The setting of the story "The Cask of Amontillado" creates suspense in the way the carnival atmosphere encourages Fortunato to drink more wine.
He knows very much about wines and carnival makes him feel joy, so he drinks more.
Q8*
Montresor is an unreliable narrator because he has not provided a description of what Fortunato did wrong.
Montresor only says that what Fortunato did was unforgivable, but it could be anything.
Q9*
The tone in "The Cask of Amontillado" is best described as suspenseful and horrifying.
As the reader imagine the actions and Montresor's intentions, the suspense increases and the story turns more and more horrifying.
Q10*
The reader can conclude that Montresor is treacherous and unbalanced.
His wishes for revenge and the way he seeks for that shows how he is unreliable.
Q11*
Montresor tells his servants he won't be back until morning because he wants to to be sure they won't be home when he returns with Fortunato.
He had already made his plans of revenge and he knew that if the servants knew he would not be home, they would then go out to have fun at the Carnival.
Q12*
The sentence that best summarizes "The Raven" is: The speaker was depressed over losing his love, and he now faces the possibility of living the rest of his life with the Raven in his house.
The raven makes him be aware all the time that he will nevermore see his loved Lenore.
Q13*
The line from "The Raven" that exhibits the best example of alliterations is: And the silken sad uncertain resulting of each purple curtain.
The repetition of the sounds of some letters emphasizes the rhythm and melody of the verses.
Q14*
The poet's use of repetition contribute to the reader's understanding of the speaker's mood by The repetition of the words "Lenore" and "nevermore" helps readers understand that the speaker sadly misses his lost love.
These words express the melancholy upon the loss of her loved Lenore and the realization of nevermore being with her.
