Answer:
The passage from "The Cask of Amontillado":
"Pass your hand, 'I said, 'over the wall; you cannot help feeling the nitre. Indeed it is very damp. Once more let me implore you to return. No? Then I must positively leave you. But I must first render you all the little attentions in my power."
reveals that C. He hopes Fortunato will prevent him from committing the planned murder.
There is no rule.
In Thoreau brothers' class, there was only one rule--that there were no rules. Thoreau encouraged the students to think for themselves and pursue knowledge without boundaries. It was encouraged to question authority. Although humility was also encouraged--to recognize knowledge that is known and unknown.
The author treats the dog as if he is another person.
The answer is C, if you’re referring to American Romanticism.
American Romanticism entails characteristics of individuality, self-reliance and independence, integrity, and transcendentalism. Transcendentalism applies to Choice D. You can cross off B as an answer, because individuality is apart of Romanticism. Finally, all Romantic movements prefer imagination over reason, so that can be eliminated right away.
I hope this helps! :)