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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 deficiency does the narrator note about the Usher family ancestry?
(a) That it was speckled with other races
(b) That it had a number of issues that were never discussed
(c) That the entire family lay in the direct line of descent
(d) It had included persons of dubious character

2. What emotion does the narrator say is rapidly increasing as he sits aside his horse and surveys the surroundings?
(a) Distaste
(b) Optimism
(c) Anticipation
(d) Superstition

3. What does the narrator note about the mansion's walls?
(a) They have recently been repaired
(b) The walls are pitted by deer shot
(c) The walls are covered in pictographs
(d) Some walls are crumbling and some are not

4. What happens to the narrator as he lies in bed the eighth night after Madeline's death?
(a) He is assaulted by one of the serving lads
(b) He imagines his mother calling him
(c) He prays and sees a light from the heavens
(d) A blanket of utter terror falls upon his heart

5. What does the narrator see when he looks in Usher's eyes?
(a) Hope
(b) Mad hilarity
(c) Overwhelming grief
(d) A strange calmness

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Usher carrying as he knocks on the narrator's door?

2. Who does Usher say is dying?

3. Who is the hero of Trist?

4. What does Usher hope to gain from the narrator?

5. What does Usher say about his relationship with his sister?

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