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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 the narrator offer to read to Usher?
(a) The Bible
(b) "The Charge of the Light Brigade."
(c) One of Usher's favorite romances
(d) An epic poem by Homer

2. What is the title of the verses Usher composes that the narrator pens in the story?
(a) The Miniature Mind
(b) The Thirty Years of Death
(c) The Tin Palace
(d) The Haunted Palace

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

4. 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 strong conviction
(d) The lack of priority to appearances

5. What does Usher fear about Madeline?
(a) That she was still alive when put in her coffin
(b) That she was terrified at the moment of her death
(c) That she hated Usher
(d) That she was attacked by demons

Short Answer Questions

1. What style were Usher's paintings?

2. What is the source of the lighting in the painting the narrator describes?

3. For what temperament does the narrator say the Usher family is known?

4. Where is the ruler in the early part of the song the narrator records?

5. What does the narrator note about the mansion's walls?

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