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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. What fell down at the feet of the hero?
(a) A suit of armor
(b) A tree
(c) A shield
(d) A sword

2. What happens to the narrator as he lies in bed the eighth night after Madeline's death?
(a) He is assaulted by one of the serving lads
(b) A blanket of utter terror falls upon his heart
(c) He imagines his mother calling him
(d) He prays and sees a light from the heavens

3. The throngs in the song laugh, but what do they not do anymore?
(a) Curtsy
(b) Sing
(c) Smile
(d) Dance

4. What startles the narrator as he reads one part of Trist?
(a) The words start being blurry
(b) The words seem to be moving across the page
(c) The narrator imagines he hears the same sounds in Usher's house
(d) Usher begins hyperventilating

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often is it likely that the narrator will see Madeline in the future?

2. What does the narrator say Roderick Usher painted?

3. What is the "Ververt et Chartreuse"?

4. How does the narrator feel about how he is greeted?

5. What is one thing the narrator says Roderick Usher writes about to him?

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