The Pit and the Pendulum Assessment
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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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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
Where is the story set?
Toledo, Spain
Paris, France
Rome, Italy
Chicago, Illinois
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is Poe's tone in the story?
Serious and boring
Happy and Joyfull
Humorous and light
Dark, Serious, and Urgent
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the narrator find when he trips?
pit
bulldog
rats everywhere
food
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does Poe create suspense in this excerpt?
by describing the narrator's distress as he tries to figure out where he is
by having the narrator reach out and touch something unidentified
by indicating that a long time has passed since the narrator was sentenced
by suggesting that the narrator is reacting with an unrealistic degree of panic
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
The story is told from which point of view?
Third-person-limited view of a member of the French army
Omniscient view of the author
Third-person view of the inquisitor
First-person view of the prisoner
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
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