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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 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 parents were first cousins, so family resemblance is strong
(c) Their father's genes were particularly strong in both of them
(d) They are twins

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

3. What does the narrator say about the archway that leads into the hall?
(a) There was no archway
(b) It was newly repaired
(c) It was of Gothic architecture
(d) It had slimy vines hanging from it

4. What effect does Usher think plants have had upon his life?
(a) They have made him what he is now
(b) They have kept him tied to the manor
(c) They have kept him alive long after he should be dead
(d) They have whispered insane arguments to him and caused him anxiety

5. To what does the narrator say Usher seems to be listening?
(a) Music from the drawing room
(b) Pleas from the physicians who want Usher to accept sedation
(c) Imaginary sounds
(d) Usher's own sense of distorted reality

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator hear through the noises of the storm?

5. For what had the vault beneath the narrator's apartments once been used in feudal times?

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