P564

1. "Yet not for a moment did I suppose myself......in what state was I?"

The narrator uses his authority here to express an opinion. What does the narrator think of works of fiction in which characters think that they are dea?

2. "This process, however, .....without being aware of the fact"

What do you think the narrator would see if there were light in the dungeon?

3. "The mode and the hour were all that occupied or distracted me"

The narrator says that he is sure that he is going to die. Mode in this case means "method" or "way" and hour means "time". What is the narrator still unsure of?

4. How does the narrator plan to measure the room?