The Pit and the Pendulum / Edgar Allen Poe

Test Practice

Identify Mood and Tone

With your partner, discuss how to answer these questions about the selection.

1. Which word best describes the mood of the story?
a. dreary
b. foreboding
c. triumphant
d expectant


What is the correct answer to the question above? How did the information you gathered while reading help you eliminate the incorrect answers?

The Internet sites referenced here may include third-party Web sites or resources. Although EMC Paradigm Publishing reviews these sites regularly, we cannot guarantee their appropriateness, accuracy or ongoing availability. We encourage teachers to preview the sites before students access them.