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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 describe Usher's overall countenance?
(a) As unmemorable
(b) As noble
(c) As not easily forgotton
(d) As commonplace

2. How does Usher die?
(a) He jumps out of the window
(b) The narrator kills him by accident
(c) His sister kills him with a knife
(d) He dies of fright

3. Who is the hero of Trist?
(a) Ethelred
(b) Mandred
(c) Trist
(d) Nathan

4. What does Usher do when Madeline passes through the apartment?
(a) Asks her to summon a servant
(b) Asks if she is well
(c) Jumps up and hugs her
(d) Cries

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the windows of the House of Usher are like?

2. What was the duty of the Echoes in the song?

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

4. For what place does the narrator say the atmosphere of the House of Usher has no affinity?

5. Which work of Swedenborg's does the narrator mention?

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