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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fall of the House of Usher.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does the narrator say Usher had always been excessive and habitual?
(a) Laxness in moral character
(b) Affection
(c) Loyalty
(d) Reserve

2. How does the narrator describe the House of Usher?
(a) Tiny
(b) Melancholy
(c) Airy
(d) Homey

3. What does the narrator say is the cause of his initial impression and feelings as he approaches the House of Usher?
(a) The desire to do well in his new employment
(b) A combination of how the entire outside of the house and grounds appeared
(c) A combination of his trepidation about his new job and being recently widowed
(d) The knowledge that his best friend has died in that house

4. What was the duty of the Echoes in the song?
(a) To remind all of the light
(b) To drive the ruler mad
(c) To calm the agitated soul
(d) To sing of the wit and wisdom of their king

5. How does Usher greet the narrator?
(a) With charmed indifference
(b) With a certain amount of cynicism
(c) With grave formality
(d) With a vivacious warmth

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator perceive under the mass of cloud vapors?

2. Between what two poles does Usher's actions alternate?

3. What about the facade of the mansion seems contradictory?

4. Why does Usher want to wait a fortnight?

5. Of what texture is Usher's hair?

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