Select the correct inference of the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado."

"You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat."

The narrator wants everyone to know his soul.

The narrator uttered a threat to his enemy.

Others know the nature of the narrator’s soul.

Others will be surprised to know the narrator has an enemy.

The correct answer is Others will be surprised to know the narrator has an enemy.

In the given passage from The Cask of Amontillado, "You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat," the correct inference is that others will be surprised to know the narrator has an enemy.

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jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2021-10-28T06:28:37-04:00

The correct inference of the given passage from "The Cask of Amontillado." is:

D. Others will be surprised to know the narrator has an enemy.

An inference is the conclusion which is reached as a result of available evidence. This is a type of logical reasoning.

According to the given excerpt, we can see that the narrator is talking to someone else about his nature and how he is not likely to threaten another person.

As a result of this, the inference which we can get from this is that it would come as a surprise to people that the narrator has an enemy.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D