The Pit and the Pendulum

(p.53)

Where is the narrator at the beginning of the story?

• At home

• In the city

• In a dungeon

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(p.54)

Why does the man feel around his cell with his hands?

• It's too dark to see

• He's blind

• He's wearing a blindfold

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(p.55)

What does the narrator discover in the middle of his cell?

• A pit

• A pendulum

• Some water and bread

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(p.56)

The narrator wakes up, tied to a bed. What starts moving above him?

• rats

• a pendulum

• a picture

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(p.57)

The pendulum swings closer and closer... How does the narrator describe its shape?

• "like a sword"

• "like the new moon"

• "like a thick bar of iron"

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(p.58)

How does the narrator describe the sound that the pendulum makes as it comes closer and closer?

• "the whistle of death"

• "the whoosh of death"

• "the wisp of death"

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(p.59)

How does the narrator get free?

• the pendulum cuts the rope

• he unties the rope

• the rats chew through the rope

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(p.60)

What new dangers does the narrator face? (choose 2 options)

• The walls are on fire

• The pit gets bigger

• The room gets smaller

• The pit is on fire

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(p.61)

How does the story end?

• The narrator falls into the pit and dies slowly

• The narrator is killed by a member of the Inquisition

• The narrator is rescued by enemies of the Inquisition

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[YOUR OPINION]

How would you describe this story?

• Horrible

• Scary

• Exciting

• Boring

• Dark

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