"The Pit and The Pendulum" Guided Test

"The Pit and The Pendulum" Guided Test

Multiple Choice

From what point of view is the story told?

• 1st Person

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Limited

• 3rd Person Objective

Multiple Choice

What is the time period of the beginning of the Spanish Inquisition?

• 1400's

• 1600's

• 1800's

• present day

Multiple Choice

Where does the story take place?

• a cellar in France

• a jail in Russia

• a dungeon in Spain

• a warehouse in Poland

Multiple Choice

What does the criminal try to ascertain (figure out/make certain) about his location?

• who else is in there

• where he might be able to escape

• its place in the world

• how big it is

Multiple Choice

What does he realize about the provisions(supplies/resources) brought to him?

• They were spoiled.

• They were drugged.

• They were infested with bugs.

• All of the above.

Multiple Choice

How does he discover the pit in the center of the room?

• He kicks some food in.

• He almost steps in.

• He trips.

• He hears noise coming from it.

Multiple Choice

When he wakes up, what does he find?

• He's tied up.

• He's covered in rats.

• He's hanging over the pit.

• He's bleeding.

Multiple Choice

How does he think he will die?

• He will be pushed into the pit.

• He will starve.

• The pendulum will slice him.

• The rats will eat him.

Multiple Choice

How does he escape?

• He squeezes beneath a wall.

• The rats chew off his straps.

• He finds an off switch.

• He lures the rats into the pit.

Multiple Choice

How does the story end?

• He dies.

• He escapes.

• He is rescued.

• It's an open ending, so it's unclear.