The following question refers to “the pit and the pendulum” by edgar allan poe.

how is the narrator freed from his prison?

the prison walls are destroyed by an earthquake.
the french army takes over the city.
the fire started by his captors burns through the prison walls.
the judge commutes his sentence.

The correct aswer is the second one: The French army takes over the city.

¨The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe takes place in Spain. At the time of the story, the Inquisition ruled the country and they took to prison the people they considered to be Protestants or heretic.

The main character is taken to prison by the Spanish Inquisition and goes through a terrible experience in his cell.

At the end of the story, just when he thinks there is no way he can escape he managed to see someone rescuing him. He recognised this person as a French soldier.

The French army led by General Lassalle took over the prison and freed the main character.

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