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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 Usher announce Madeline's death?
(a) He sings her a dirge
(b) Abruptly
(c) He does not announce it; he lets the narrator learn of it when the narrator goes to visit Madeline
(d) He has the physician tell the narrator

2. What are the trees like that are in the yard?
(a) Newly-planted
(b) Blooming
(c) Decaying
(d) Heavily leafed

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

4. How does the narrator describe the House of Usher?
(a) Airy
(b) Homey
(c) Tiny
(d) Melancholy

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say he could not remake into something better?

2. How does the narrator know Usher is not asleep?

3. How is Usher's skin described?

4. How long does Usher want to keep Madeline's body before burial?

5. Why does the narrator think he should read out loud to Usher?

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