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ACT Reading 2.6 Prose Fiction. Based on the information provided in the passage, which of the following would be a reasonable assumption to make about Amontillado?

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Here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by the "conical cap and bells."

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Both conical AND comical.

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Based on the information provided in the passage, which of the following would be a reasonable

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assumption to make about Amontillado?

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Fortunato gets excited about the supposed Amontillado. Since

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Fortunato is a big wine snob, we can assume Amontillado is a rare or expensive wine.

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Both (B) and (C) are trying to trick us into confusing Amontillado with Luchesi, a rival wine snob.

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Since we know that Amontillado is a wine, not a person, we aren't fooled. (B) and

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(C) are both incorrect. Nope, Amontillado is a wine, not a place.

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Maybe it's the place the wine is made. Who knows?

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Either way, choice (A) is officially nixed. Choice (D) correctly defines Amontillado as

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the near mythical wine that is.

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We have to wonder: does it pair with a mythical cheese?

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