The Pit and the Pendulum

Which of the following did The Pit and The Pendulum not have?

• Horror

• Theme of time

• Supernatural events

• Suspense

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What was the narrator's name?

• Unknown

• Roderic Usher

• Brad Armsburg

• Le' Juxt de Francois

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Which of the following was not a trap in The Pit and the Pendulum:

• A pit

• A Pendulum

• Hungry Rats

• Alligators in the Pit

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What was a main theme for the short story?

• Even in despair a person can find hope

• Time stops for no man

• Horror is no match for terror

• There were no themes

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Who wrote the Pit and the Pendulum?

• Samuel Clements

• Loche de Franc

• Edgar Allen Poe

• Mary Shelley

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The Pit and Pendulum was originally published in:

• A horror magazine

• A book

• A newspaper

• The Internet

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What was the narrator originally sentenced for?

• Murder

• Having a different religion

• Treason

• We don't know

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What was Mr. Jankowski's old bathroom pass that he can not use anymore?

• A brick

• A teddy bear

• A toilet seat

• The octopus plush

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What country did this take place in?

• America

• France

• England

• Japan

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Did the narrator live or die?

• he was crushed

• he was burned alive

• He survived

• he was eaten by rats

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