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Short Story: "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe

Question 3 • ARC English 10 Semester 2 CR/Summer

Read the words below and answer the question that follows. danger, apathy, endurance, detachment Which theme can you create using all the key ideas above?

Answer
A
In hazardous situations, the instinct to survive overcomes everything else.
B
When danger looms, people usually fight back with great force.
C
Although a people might become detached from reality, they can still love.
D
Caring about other people is impossible when faced with terrible situations.

Explanation

The words point to danger, a lack of concern (apathy), lasting through hardship (endurance), and emotional distance (detachment). Together, they suggest that in a dangerous situation, survival can take priority over other feelings or concerns. Choice A best combines these ideas; the other choices introduce fighting, love, or an absolute inability to care, which the words do not support.

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