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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the weather like that night?
(a) A full moon and no stars
(b) Mild and clear
(c) A steady drizzle with no wind
(d) Tempestuous
2. What is one thing the narrator says Roderick Usher writes about to him?
(a) A problem with his inheritance
(b) Grievous physical illness
(c) A legal problem
(d) An upcoming marriage
3. What does the narrator say overtakes him as he watches Lady Madeline leave?
(a) The desire to save her
(b) The desire to run out of the house
(c) Embarrassment
(d) Stupor
4. To what does the narrator compare his depression of the soul?
(a) The time when his oldest child died
(b) The time he learned he had to leave his home that he loved
(c) A post-opiate after-dream
(d) The time when his wife died
5. Upon what does the narrator blame what happens the eighth night after Madeline's death?
(a) The lack of Usher's faith
(b) The gloomy room furnishings
(c) The vision of Madeline as they looked at her in the coffin
(d) Too much wine for dinner
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the narrator say he often finds Usher doing?
2. Of what does the narrator suggest the MS. he receives gives evidence?
3. What does Usher say he dreads?
4. What does Roderick Usher hope will happen through a visit by the narrator?
5. For what does Usher think his sister will upbraid him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator say about Madeline's appearance when he looked upon her before they sealed the coffin lid?
2. How does Roderick explain his invitation to a visit by the narrator?
3. What does the narrator observe about Roderick after Madeline's death?
4. Why is the narrator on his way to the House of Usher?
5. What does the narrator discover when he gets up and bends his ear close to Roderick's mouth?
6. Who does the narrator meet on the stairs and what is the narrator's impression of the person?
7. What does the narrator say about the decor of the house?
8. How does Roderick explain his desire to delay the burial of Madeline?
9. What does the narrator say about Roderick's face?
10. How does the narrator find Roderick in the house?
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