Read the excerpt from “the cask of amontillado” below and answer the question. the wine sparkled in his eyes and the bells jingled. my own fancy grew warm with the medoc. we had passed through walls of piled bones, with casks and puncheons intermingling, into the inmost recesses of the catacombs. i paused again, and this time i made bold to seize fortunato by an arm above the elbow.

in the excerpt above, what mood is created by the author’s use of the words bones and seize?

a)dreary
b)joyful
c)suspenseful
d)romantic