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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. Who first occupies the place the lyrics describe?
(a) Humans
(b) Beasts of the field
(c) Angels
(d) Demons

2. What style were Usher's paintings?
(a) Abstractions
(b) Realistic
(c) Religious motifs
(d) Naturalistic

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator believe is odd about Usher's hair?

2. What is the title of the verses Usher composes that the narrator pens in the story?

3. What does the narrator say is "stern, deep, and irredeemable"?

4. What fell down at the feet of the hero?

5. What odors does Usher find oppressive?

(see the answer key)

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