ENGLISH II, UNIT 1, THE PIT AND THE
PENDULU , BY EDGAR ALLAN POE
QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL SOLUTIONS
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C. jjbeing jjkilled jjby jjfalling jjinto jja jjhole
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B. jjdevelopment jjof jjthe jjplot
C. jjillustration jjof jjthe jjsetting
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jjburned jjitself jjin jjupon jjmy jjshuddering jjreason. jjO jjfor jja jjvoice jjto jjspeak!—oh, jjhorror!
—oh, jjany jjhorror jjbut jjthis! jjWith jja jjshriek jjI jjrushed jjfrom jjthe jjmargin jjand jjburied jjmy
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Which jjtorture jjdoes jjthe jjpassage jjabove jjreference?
A. jjbeing jjeaten jjalive jjby jjrats
B. jjbeing jjburned jjalive
C. jjbeing jjkilled jjby jjfalling jjinto jja jjhole
D. jjbeing jjsliced jjopen jjby jja jjgiant jjblad jj- jjAnswer jjB.
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jjEdgar jjAllan jjPoe jjand jjanswer jjthe jjquestion jjthat jjfollows.
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PENDULU , BY EDGAR ALLAN POE
QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL SOLUTIONS
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jjEdgar jjAllan jjPoe jjand jjuse jjyour jjknowledge jjof jjthe jjstory jjto jjanswer jjthe jjquestion
jjthat jjfollows.
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jjdownward jjwith jjits jjlateral jjvelocity. jjTo jjthe jjright—to jjthe jjleft—far jjand jjwide—with jjthe
jjshriek jjof jja jjdamned jjspirit! jjto jjmy jjheart jjwith jjthe jjstealthy jjpace jjof jjthe jjtiger! jjI
jjalternately jjlaughed jjand jjhowled, jjas jjthe jjone jjor jjthe jjother jjidea jjgrew jjpredominant.
Which jjtorture jjdoes jjthe jjpassage jjabove jjreference?
A. jjbeing jjate jjalive jjby jjrats
B. jjbeing jjsliced jjopen jjby jja jjgiant jjblade
C. jjbeing jjkilled jjby jjfalling jjinto jja jjhole
D. jjbeing jjburned jjalive jj- jjAnswer jjB.
Read jjthe jjselection jjbelow jjfrom jjthe jjshort jjstory jj"The jjPit jjand jjthe jjPendulum" jjby
jjEdgar jjAllan jjPoe jjand jjanswer jjthe jjquestion jjthat jjfollows.
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jjrecesses. jjYet, jjfor jja jjwild jjmoment, jjdid jjmy jjspirit jjrefuse jjto jjcomprehend jjthe
jjmeaning jjof jjwhat jjI jjsaw. jjAt jjlength jjit jjforced—it jjwrestled jjits jjway jjinto jjmy jjsoul—it
jjburned jjitself jjin jjupon jjmy jjshuddering jjreason. jjO jjfor jja jjvoice jjto jjspeak!—oh, jjhorror!
—oh, jjany jjhorror jjbut jjthis! jjWith jja jjshriek jjI jjrushed jjfrom jjthe jjmargin jjand jjburied jjmy
jjface jjin jjmy jjhands—weeping jjbitterly.
Which jjelement jjof jjfiction jjdominates jjthe jjpassage jjabove?
A. jjcharacterization jjof jjthe jjnarrator
B. jjdevelopment jjof jjthe jjplot
C. jjillustration jjof jjthe jjsetting
D. jjadvancement jjof jjthe jjtheme jj- jjAnswer jjA.
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C. jjbeing jjkilled jjby jjfalling jjinto jja jjhole
D. jjbeing jjsliced jjopen jjby jja jjgiant jjblad jj- jjAnswer jjB.
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jjEdgar jjAllan jjPoe jjand jjanswer jjthe jjquestion jjthat jjfollows.
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