Question

directions: as explained earlier in this chapter, an inference is something a reader learns from a text through information that was never directly given, stated, or explained by the author. review the information about inferences and the story if necessary, and then answer the question below

1. remember that an inference is information given in a story that is not directly stated by the author, but it is still very important in order to understand a story. place a checkmark next to each inference the reader needed to make in order to understand \the cask of amontillado\ (4 correct answers)

• montresor and fortunato are wearing costumes because it is carnival time.
• one reason montresor is wearing a costume is to be sure no one recognizes him when he is walking back to his house with fortunato
• fortunato was a competitive person because he got jealous when he thought luchesi was going to taste the amontillado
• montresor leads fortunato down into the catacombs where many people were buried.
• montresor and fortunato were down in the catacombs until midnight.
• montresor was upset because fortunato had seriously offended him and wanted revenge
• no one ever found fortunato, who montresor buried alive down in the catacombs
• montresor kept giving fortunato wine because he knew he could not resist it and wanted fortunato to keep following him

Explanation:

An inference is information not directly stated but logically derived from the text.

1. The text states it is carnival time, so their costumes are a direct detail, not an inference.
2. Montresor's costume's purpose to avoid recognition is not directly stated; this is an inference.
3. Fortunato's jealousy of Luchesi directly shows his competitiveness, which is a direct observation, not an inference.
4. The catacombs being a burial site is directly established in the text, not an inference.
5. The time they stay in the catacombs is not stated, so this is an inference.
6. Montresor's motive of revenge for a serious offense is directly stated in the text, not an inference.
7. The text never confirms Fortunato was never found; this is an inference.
8. Montresor's reason for giving Fortunato wine to keep him compliant is not directly stated; this is an inference.

Answer:

☑️ One reason Montresor is wearing a costume is to be sure no one recognizes him when he is walking back to his house with Fortunato
☑️ Montresor and Fortunato were down in the catacombs until midnight.
☑️ No one ever found Fortunato, who Montresor buried alive down in the catacombs
☑️ Montresor kept giving Fortunato wine because he knew he could not resist it and wanted Fortunato to keep following him