Answer: A. ". . .The energy of the game is more than the energy we partners put in."
The theme that the author wants to convey is that of different parts coming together in order to achieve something that is bigger than the parts themselves. This sentence expresses this sentiment the best by explaining that the energy of the game is more than the sum of the energy each one of the partners puts in. In other words, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
He rewards him with a golden sword
In "The Pit and the Pendulum," the narrator finds himself tied down flat, with a sharp pendulum slowly swinging downwards towards him.
He finds that he is unable to untie himself.
Earlier, he was given food, containing meat, and that food is within his reach, though he is tied down.
He finds rats are in the cell with him, so he devises a plan.
He takes the meat from his dish and rubs it all over the ropes tying him down. The rats then jump up onto him and begin gnawing on the ropes. Eventually, he is able to split the chewed ropes and free himself.
the answer is D.
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