Select the choice which best identifies the given passage from "the cask of amontillado."

"putting on a mask of black silk, and drawing a roquelaire [cloak of knee length] closely about my person, i suffered him to hurry me to my palazzo [a large home or mansion]."

a: characterization
b: irony/sarcasm
c: setting
d: tragic resolution

How does the author's use of hyperbole to characterize jim smily? a) it characterizes smily as an introverted loner who prefers books to people. b) it characterizes smily as a man who is kind and nurturing toward others who are less fortunate. c) it characterizes smily as a man who is evil and vindictive toward any one who crosses his path. d) it characterizes smily as a man who is a risk-taker who willing bets on anything and with anyone.