Setting
Where does the narrator find himself after opening his eyes.
In the darkness
or
In the dungeon cell
How does the narrator mark a point of the wall.
He rips a piece of his robe
What is the narrators first fear?
He fears that he is buried alive in a tomb.
Why does the narrator pass out for the first time?
He trips and falls asleep on the ground.
What is the narrator's first torture device he encounters?
The pit.
What does the narrator first think the walls are made of?
Stone
The narrator reaches in his pocket, does he find anything?
He finds nothing.
What is the narrator's second fear?
He fears torture and rumors of the Inquisition he has heard.
Why does the narrator pass out a second time?
He drink water that is drugged.
What replaces the threat of the pit once the narrator wakes up for a second time?
The swinging pendulum
What is the pit filled with?
Water
How does the narrator measure the size of the room?
Why does the pit terrify the narrator?
He realizes that it was specifically designed for him to fall into.
Where do the rats come from?
The pit
What is the shape of the pendulum?
A crescent
What is the shape of the dungeon cell.
It is a square with a pit in the middle.
How does the narrator attempt to escape the pendulum?
He lets rats chew through the straps.
In the narrator's flashback, what color are the lips of the black-robed judges?
White
"whiter than the sheet upon which I trace these words"
What does the narrator experience right after he is freed from under the pendulum?
He is able to see the dungeon cell better.
He realizes that there is a gap between the floor and the bottom of the walls.
What else tortures the narrator when he is tied down under the pendulum?
Thirst from the salty meat
and/or
The rats crawling over him
Where is the dungeon located
Toledo/Spain
What does the narrator do to attract the rats?
He smears grease from the salted meat given to him on the straps.
In the narrator's flashback, how many white candles does he recount?
7 white candles.
Who saves the narrator?
General Lasalle of the French army
What is the final torture method used?
The walls become red hot and push the narrator towards the pit.