excerpt from “The Cask of Amontillado”
by Edgar Allan Poe

What makes the story suspenseful? Is it the setting; is it the character(s); is it the narrator; is it the mood; is it the surprise ending; is it several of these things; is it something else? Explain. Use evidence from the text to support your response. Use quote sandwiches! Your response should be at least two complete paragraphs.