The Pit and the Pendulum
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English
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the mood of the story?
Nervewracking and stressful
Suspenseful, mysterious, and horrifying
Optimistic and hopeful
Fun and lively
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the narrator find when he trips?
pit
bulldog
rats everywhere
food
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.1.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why is the narrator's perspective subjective (why is he an unreliable narrator)?
He is suffering hunger,thrist,terror,loss of consciousness, and possibly hallucinations
He is a criminal who has been found guilty and sentenced to prison
He is clearly biased against catholic beliefs
He is something of a drama queen who sensationalizes as being worse than it is
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How would you described the mood of the story ?
Horrific
Mystery
Terrifying
depressing
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The narrator is sentenced to die, yet the authorities provide him with food. Why?
To torture him before they killed him.
They liked him
They don't want him to die yet
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
At the end of the story, the —
narrator plunges to his death in the pit
narrator is saved from the pit by a French general
inquisitors release him because he is really innocent
prison burns, and in the turmoil the prisoner is able to escape
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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