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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 hear as he paces through his apartment?
(a) Labored breathing
(b) A creaking door
(c) A light step
(d) The sound of chains dragging

2. What does Usher say about the similarity between he and his sister's appearance?
(a) Their mother's genes were particularly strong in both of them
(b) Their father's genes were particularly strong in both of them
(c) Their parents were first cousins, so family resemblance is strong
(d) They are twins

3. How does the narrator describe Usher's overall countenance?
(a) As not easily forgotton
(b) As commonplace
(c) As noble
(d) As unmemorable

4. What does the narrator say he often finds Usher doing?
(a) Cutting his arms
(b) Staring off into space for hours at a time
(c) Singing a lullaby to Madeline
(d) Talking to Madeline as if she were still alive

5. What does the narrator say is "stern, deep, and irredeemable"?
(a) The look on the faces of the master's uncle
(b) The condemnation that pervades the air in the room
(c) The look on the master's face
(d) The gloom that pervades the air in the room

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of energy does the narrator believe Usher's chin shows?

2. What does the narrator say is the principal feature of the Usher mansion upon closer inspection?

3. What does the narrator say is inaccessible in the room to which he is shown?

4. What startles the narrator as he reads one part of Trist?

5. What is the impact of Usher's condition on the narrator?

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