The Pit and the Pendulum Assessment

The Pit and the Pendulum Assessment

10th Grade

25 Qs

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The Pit and the Pendulum Assessment

The Pit and the Pendulum Assessment

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.11-12.4, RL.5.6, RI. 9-10.9

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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

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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

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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

Media Image

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

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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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