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THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM

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    POE'S STOTY
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  • Where was the narrator at the very beginning? How did he know?
    AT THE BEGINNING, THE NARRATOR WAS in a dark place. 
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  • Where did he think he was when he woke up from being fainted?
    HE THOUGHT HE WAS IN A TOMB. 
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  • How did he feel when he woke up?
    HE WAS AFRAID AND DESPERATE. HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT HE WAS NOT IN A TOMB, SO HE STARTED EXPLORING. HE HAD NO IDEA WHERE HE WAS. .
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  • What did the narrator do when he was trapped in the darkness?
    HE WOKE UP AND STARTED TO WALK AROUND TO IDENTIFY WHERE HE WAS. THERE, HE WAS SURE HE WAS NOT IN A TOMB.
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  • Describe one of the physical tortures throughout the story
    The pit: It was a big hole with water and if you fall into it, you died. And the food was very salty. Hot Walls
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  • Describe one of the mental tortures throughout the story
    Staying in a dark place/Rats: they were all over the place, eating his food/Waiting for the pendulum to cut you in two./Knowing that the walls are getting close
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  • How did he try to escape from the pendulum?
    HE PUT FOOD OVER THE ROPES SO THAT THE RATS COULD EAT THE FOOD AND AT THE SAME TIME, LOOSE THE ROPES.
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  • What happened to the prison cell at the end?
    WHEN HE ESCAPED FROM THE ROPES AND THE PENDULUM, THE WALLS FROM THE ROOM STARTED TO CLOSE. HE WOULD DIE SMASHED BY THE ROOM. PLUS, THE WALLS WERE IRON HOT.
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  • Who saved the narrator?
    A FRENCH SOLDIER
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  • Where is the story set?
    Toledo, Spain
    Chicago, Illinois
    Paris, France
    Rome, Italy
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  • What is the mood of the story?
    Optimistic and hopeful
    Fun and lively
    Suspenseful, mysterious, and horrifying
    Nervewracking and stressful
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  • What was the pendulum?
    a scythe
    the painting on the ceiling
    the clock near him
    the noise that was heard
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  • The story is told by the prisoner. TRUE or FALSE?
    TRUE
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  • The narrator thinks that he may find himself in a tomb beacuse he's dead. TRUE or FALSE?
    TRUE
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  • The narrator IS NOT afraid to be in the darkness. TRUE or FALSE?
    FALSE
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  • The prisoner frees himself when he —
    pays a great deal of money and is released
    waits until the pendulum cuts the bonds
    rubs meat on the ropes that hold him, and the rats chew them
    screams and screams until they release him
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