Part a read these sentences from "the cask of amontillado." "ha! ha! ha! —he! he! he! —a very good joke indeed—an excellent jest. we shall have many a rich laugh about it at the palazzo—he! he! he! " "the amontillado! " i said. "he! he! he! —he! he! he! —yes, the amontillado. but is it not getting late? will not they be awaiting us at the palazzo, the lady fortunato and the rest? let us be gone." how does the author use dialogue in this excerpt? the dialogue foreshadows what will happen to fortunato. the dialogue uses a flashback to show the relationship between fortunato and montresor. the dialogue slows the pace of the narrative to delay the outcome. the dialogue shows that fortunato thinks montresor is playing a joke on him. part b what is the effect of the dialogue in the excerpt in part a? it produces a humorous tone. it builds tension. it provides background. it creates mystery.