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The narrator of "The Pit and the Pendulum" has been imprisoned by agents of which institution?
The Inquisition
What does the narrator of "The Pit and the Pendulum" throw into the pit to determine its depth?
A stone
What figure does the narrator find painted on the ceiling of his prison?
Time
What does the narrator use to attract the rats?
Meat
At the end, the narrator is rescued by the army of which French general?
LaSalle
What is the time period of the story?
1400's
Where does the story take place?
A dungeon in Toledo, Spain
What does he realize about the provisions brought to him?
They were drugged
How does he discover the pit in the center of the room?
He trips
What does he discover when he wakes up?
He's tied up
How does he think he will die?
The pendulum will slice him
How does he escape?
The rats chew off his straps
How does the story end?
He gets rescued
What point of view is the story written in?
1st person
What was the narrator's sentence in the beginning of the story?
Death
What did the judges look like?
Pale with black robes
