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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 else had prepared the narrator for Usher's appearance?
(a) By knowing what had happened to Usher's father
(b) Remembering certain things about Usher as a child
(c) Remembering a prophesy by a gypsy woman
(d) A letter penned by Usher's sister

2. What color are the tree trunks?
(a) Brown
(b) Yellowed
(c) White
(d) Grey

3. What fell down at the feet of the hero?
(a) A tree
(b) A suit of armor
(c) A sword
(d) A shield

4. How does the narrator feel about how he is greeted?
(a) It is sad
(b) It is as if Usher is playing a game
(c) It is overdone
(d) It is foreboding

5. What is the weather like that night?
(a) Tempestuous
(b) A full moon and no stars
(c) Mild and clear
(d) A steady drizzle with no wind

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the window panes?

2. What effect does Usher think plants have had upon his life?

3. What does the narrator say he often finds Usher doing?

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

5. Who is the hero of Trist?

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