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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 does Usher do after shading his lamp's light?
(a) Begins reciting poetry
(b) Starts sobbing hysterically
(c) Leans over the lantern and makes a ghastly face
(d) Throws open the casements

2. What else had prepared the narrator for Usher's appearance?
(a) Remembering certain things about Usher as a child
(b) Remembering a prophesy by a gypsy woman
(c) A letter penned by Usher's sister
(d) By knowing what had happened to Usher's father

3. How does the narrator describe the small pond near the house?
(a) Like a mirror
(b) Clear and cold
(c) Black and lurid
(d) Green and tepid

4. Where is the narrator first conducted when he enters the house of Usher?
(a) The dining room
(b) The master's studio
(c) The room where he would be staying
(d) The gardens

5. How does Usher react to bright light?
(a) He hates it because he can see himself in the mirror
(b) He likes it for painting
(c) His eyes are tortured by it
(d) He likes it to play with his crystals

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Usher want to wait a fortnight?

3. What is a feature of one "phantasmagoric" picture that Usher painted and the narrator describes?

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

5. How does the narrator describe Usher's demeanor?

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