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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 the narrator hear as he paces through his apartment?
(a) A creaking door
(b) Labored breathing
(c) A light step
(d) The sound of chains dragging

2. What is the "grim phantasm"?
(a) The night
(b) Fear
(c) Death
(d) A ghost who haunts the House of Usher

3. For what is the light coming through the windows of the room sufficient?
(a) To read or sew by
(b) To distinguish many of the objects in the room
(c) To avoid tripping over the furniture
(d) To observe the gaunt frame of the master of the house

4. Whose last waltz does the narrator hold a painful memory?
(a) Von Weber
(b) Strauss
(c) Mozart
(d) Usher's own

5. What odors does Usher find oppressive?
(a) The odor from the dog
(b) The scent from flowers
(c) The smell of women's perfume
(d) The odor of cooked meat

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the narrator as he lies in bed the eighth night after Madeline's death?

2. How does Usher announce Madeline's death?

3. What spreads over the entire exterior of the mansion?

4. What does Roderick Usher hope will happen through a visit by the narrator?

5. What does the narrator say has occurred nearby?

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