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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 admit in a lucid moment concerning his gloomy outlook?
(a) It is probably due to the extreme overcast weather of late
(b) It is probably because he has not gone anywhere for a while
(c) It is probably because of his sister's absence for the past several months
(d) It is probably due to his severe and long-standing illness

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

3. What startles the narrator as he reads one part of Trist?
(a) The narrator imagines he hears the same sounds in Usher's house
(b) The words seem to be moving across the page
(c) Usher begins hyperventilating
(d) The words start being blurry

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

5. What is the source of the lighting in the painting the narrator describes?
(a) A fire
(b) The narrator is uncertain of the source
(c) The sun
(d) A comet

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say about the archway that leads into the hall?

2. How does the narrator describe Usher's ideality?

3. Of what does the narrator suggest the MS. he receives gives evidence?

4. What is one thing the narrator say Usher suffers from intensely?

5. How does the narrator describe the atmosphere of the room?

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