Question

read the passage. excerpt from the cask of amontillado by edgar allan poe edgar allan poe is well known for writing short stories with a macabre, or ghastly, theme. in this story, the narrator—montresor—believes fortunato has spoken ill of him. montresor has plotted revenge and lured fortunato into his cellar with the promise of a taste of a very special type of wine, called amontillado. fortunato is having a coughing fit at the beginning of this excerpt. monstresor pretends to be worried about him, but he really wants revenge. “ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!—ugh! ugh! ugh!” my poor friend found it impossible to reply for many which line from the story reveals montresors true intentions in his dealings with fortunato? “we continued our route in search of the amontillado.” “come,” i said, with decision, ‘we will go back; your health is precious.’” “but to these words i hearkened in vain for a reply. i grew impatient. i called aloud—” “with these materials and with the aid of my trowel, i began vigorously to wall up the entrance of the niche.”

Explanation:

Montresor's true intention is revenge. The line about walling up the niche shows he is taking action to trap Fortunato, fulfilling his revenge plan. The other lines are about the search for wine, feigned concern, or impatience, not the core revenge - action.

Answer:

"With these materials and with the aid of my trowel, I began vigorously to wall up the entrance of the niche."