Select the choice which best identifies the given passage from "the cask of amontillado."

"putting on a mask of black silk, and drawing a roquelaire [cloak of knee length] closely about my person, i suffered him to hurry me to my palazzo [a large home or mansion]."

a: characterization
b: irony/sarcasm
c: setting
d: tragic resolution

Which is included in the radio broadcast to capture the listener's attention that the original text of the story is not able to include

How does the author's use of hyperbole to characterize jim smily? a) it characterizes smily as an introverted loner who prefers books to people. b) it characterizes smily as a man who is kind and nurturing toward others who are less fortunate. c) it characterizes smily as a man who is evil and vindictive toward any one who crosses his path. d) it characterizes smily as a man who is a risk-taker who willing bets on anything and with anyone.

What is the purpose of the scene in leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich in which ivan ilyich thinks about the following logical argument, known as a syllogism?