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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 Usher offer as an example of his belief about plants?
(a) The caterpillar's preference for plants
(b) The grasses in the meadows
(c) The wild flowers
(d) The fungus on the walls of the house

2. How is Usher's skin described?
(a) Flushed
(b) An upper-class paleness
(c) Ruddy
(d) A ghastly pallor

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

4. What does the hero of Trist find instead of the hermit?
(a) A dragon
(b) A crow
(c) An eagle
(d) A cat

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What bewilders the narrator as he listens to Usher speak of his problem?

3. Between what two poles does Usher's actions alternate?

4. How does the narrator describe Usher's overall countenance?

5. What style were Usher's paintings?

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