Vocab - Give the Definition
Give the definition:
Discordant
Disagreeing
Give the word for the definition:
Enthusiasm
Avidity
What was the narrator sentenced to at the beginning of the story?
Death
What are the walls of the dungeon made of?
Metal.
What does the narrator rub over the bandage that ties him to the wooden framework?
Rotten meat.
Give the definition:
Avidity
Enthusiasm, excitement
Give the word for the definition:
Going back to old habits
Relapsed
What were the judges wearing?
Black robes.
What came up out of the well in the floor?
Rats.
How does the narrator escape death from the pendulum?
The rats chewed through the bandage till it broke.
Give the definition:
Cognizance
Knowledge, being aware
Give the word for the definition:
Eagerness
Voracity
What does the narrator use to mark his place in the dungeon?
A piece of cloth from his robe.
Smaller than he estimated.
What happens to the pendulum after the narrator frees himself?
It retracts.
Give the definition:
Confounded
Expressing anger or annoyance
Give the word for the definition:
Anger or annoyance
Confounded
When the narrator awoke the second time, what did he find beside him?
A loaf of bread and a pitcher.
When the narrator is bound to the wooden framework, what parts of his body is he able to move?
His head and left arm.
What happens to the walls of the dungeon?
They become hot and start to close in on him.
Give the definition:
Voracity
Eagerness
Give the word for the definition:
Moving back and forth
Oscillations
How did the narrator discover there was a pit in the room?
He tripped and only his chin hit the floor.
What does the cloaked figure on the ceiling appear to be holding?
A scythe.
Who rescued the narrator? What was their name?
General LaSalle.