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WorksheetsThe Pit and the Pendulum
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
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1.
The story is told from which point of view?
a)
Third-person-limited view of a member of the French army
b)
Omniscient view of the author
c)
Third-person view of the inquisitor
d)
First-person view of the prisoner
2.
When he comes to after fainting, what does the narrator remember?
a)
Shadowy figures carrying him to a strange damp place
b)
His childhood and his parents
c)
His wife and children back home
d)
His previous stay in the dungeon
3.
The narrator is afraid that he will find himself in a tomb because he —
a)
fears that he will be taken from the tomb and tortured
b)
fears that he has been buried alive
c)
has always been afraid of tombs
d)
suspects the tomb will plunge into a bottomless pit
4.
What fate does the narrator think awaits him?
a)
Starvation
b)
The torture of his family
c)
Public execution
d)
Many months in the dungeon
5.
When the narrator is sentenced to die, the authorities provide him with food because they —
a)
feel very sorry for him
b)
left the food there by mistake
c)
plan more punishments before he dies
d)
always feed their prisoners until the end
6.
At the end of the story, the —
a)
narrator plunges to his death in the pit
b)
narrator is saved from the pit by a French general
c)
inquisitors release him because he is really innocent
d)
prison burns, and in the turmoil the prisoner is able to escape
7.
What was the Spanish Inquisition?
a)
My buddy Poncho selling me tacos in his Mom's basement
b)
An uprising of peasants in Honduras
c)
The maintaining of the Catholic religion in Spain
d)
An enchilada, wrapped in a burrito, wrapped in a chalupa
8.
What is Poe's tone in the story?
a)
Serious and boring
b)
Happy and Joyfull
c)
Humorous and light
d)
Dark, Serious, and Urgent
9.
What is the mood of the story?
a)
Nervewracking and stressful
b)
Suspenseful, mysterious, and horrifying
c)
Optimistic and hopeful
d)
Fun and lively
10.
Why is the narrator's perspective subjective (why is he an unreliable narrator)?
a)
He is suffering hunger,thrist,terror,loss of consciousness, and possibly hallucinations
b)
He is a criminal who has been found guilty and sentenced to prison
c)
He is clearly biased against catholic beliefs
d)
He is something of a drama queen who sensationalizes as being worse than it is
11.
(p.55)
What does the narrator discover in the middle of his cell?
a)
A pit
b)
A pendulum
c)
Some water and bread
12.
How does Poe create fear and suspense?
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