Pit and the Pendulum

The judges at the start of the story were

• his neighbors
• his family members
• trying to help him
• monks

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What was the Spanish Inquisition?

• My buddy Poncho selling me tacos in his Mom's basement
• An uprising of peasants in Honduras
• The maintaining of the Catholic religion in Spain 
• An enchilada, wrapped in a burrito, wrapped in a chalupa

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Where is the story set?

• Toledo, Spain
• Paris, France
• Rome, Italy
• Chicago, Illinois

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is Poe's tone in the story?

• Serious and boring
• Happy and Joyfull
• Humorous and light 
• Dark, Serious, and Urgent

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the mood of the story?

• Nervewracking and stressful
• Suspenseful, mysterious, and horrifying
• Optimistic and hopeful
• Fun and lively

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What did he see on the ceiling?

• stone
• an animal
• time
• darkness

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was the pendulum?

• the painting on the ceiling
• a scythe
• the noise that was heard
• the clock near him

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What were the walls made out of?

• concrete
• iron
• brick
• wood

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does the narrator find when he trips?

• pit
• bulldog
• rats everywhere
• food 

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

In The Pit and the Pendulum, why does the narrator rip off a piece of his robe and put it on the wall?

• to mark the perimeter
• to make a collage
• it was bothering him

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6