Poe's short stories

What was Poe's relationship with his stepfather like?

• His stepfather was very loving towards him.

• His stepfather blamed the death of his wife on Poe.

• His stepfather wanted nothing to do with him.

   

What did many of Poe’s loved ones die from?

• cancer

• tuberculosis

• polio

How did Poe feel about women, even at a young age?

• He respected them greatly.

• He did not trust them.

• He thought they were mentally unstable.

.  Why is Poe considered the “father of the detective story”?

• He wrote the first detective stories.

• His life was a mystery.

• He married his cousin.

The anicipation of what is to come is...

• suspense

• alliteration

• personification

What crime was the narrator of The Pit and the Pendulum probably convicted of?

• murder

• stealing

• not being catholic

What is significant about the historical context of The Pit and the Pendulum?

• It takes place during the American Revolution.

•   It takes place during the Spanish Inquisition.

• It takes place during the Mexican-American War.

What are the two stages of returning from fainting?

• denial and acceptance

• visual and auditory

• mental and physical

How does the narrator realize that there is a pit?

• he sees it when he lights a candle

• he almost falls in it when he trips

• his torturers tell him

At one point, the pendulum stops descending because

• his torturers realize he has fallen asleep.

• it is broken and ceases moving.

• the rats are climbing on it and weighing it down.