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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. How does the narrator say Usher's voice changes after Madeline dies?
(a) It has a lilt to it
(b) It is even more husky than it used to be
(c) He never speaks above a whisper
(d) It assumes a tremulous quaver

2. What two aspects of the Usher family does the narrator say the peasantry links together?
(a) Their family name and the family mansion
(b) Their name and their behavior
(c) Their madness and generosity
(d) Their intellect and their eccentricities

3. How does the narrator describe the window panes?
(a) As being enclosed in splintered wood
(b) As being trellised
(c) As being glazed in thick lead
(d) As being dirty

4. What does the narrator notice about Madeline when he and Usher are staring at her in the coffin?
(a) She looks incredibly sad
(b) She has a look of horror on her face
(c) She has a bit of blush to her cheeks and a lingering smile
(d) She looks to have aged several decades

5. What had Usher done as the narrator is reading to him?
(a) Wrapped himself in the sheet from the bed
(b) Put his head in his hands
(c) Scratched his own face
(d) Turned Usher's chair to face the door of the chamber

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the weather like that night?

2. How does the narrator describe Usher's ideality?

3. What is one word the author uses to describe the furniture?

4. What does the narrator say about Usher after they had placed Madeline's coffin in the vault below the narrator's apartments?

5. What does the narrator see when he looks in Usher's eyes?

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