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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. From what does the narrator say his feelings about Usher must arise?
(a) His earlier envy of Rodney's great intellect when they were in school together
(b) His lack of knowing Rodney's family
(c) A dream
(d) A bit of fancy

2. What passages in the Pomponius Mela was interesting to the Usher?
(a) About African Satrys
(b) About the death of Christ
(c) About the Illuminati
(d) About the Egyptian afterlife

3. What does the narrator speculate has contributed to the appearance of the premises?
(a) The difficulty of finding a gardener to work in such isolation
(b) The peculiarity of the family ancestry history
(c) The lack of priority to appearances
(d) The lack of strong conviction

4. Of what does the narrator suggest the MS. he receives gives evidence?
(a) Unnatural calm
(b) Nervous agitation
(c) Delicate intellect
(d) Overwhelming sorrow

5. About what does the narrator say Usher had always been excessive and habitual?
(a) Affection
(b) Reserve
(c) Loyalty
(d) Laxness in moral character

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Usher think his sister will upbraid him?

2. Whose last waltz does the narrator hold a painful memory?

3. What does the narrator say has occurred nearby?

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

5. What does Usher do after shading his lamp's light?

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