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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 color are the tree trunks?
(a) White
(b) Yellowed
(c) Brown
(d) Grey

2. How does the narrator describe the atmosphere of the room?
(a) Sorrowful
(b) Lively
(c) Hopeful
(d) Quiet

3. What is a feature of one "phantasmagoric" picture that Usher painted and the narrator describes?
(a) A vault of low walls
(b) Many demons feasting
(c) A demon with Madeline's features confined in chains
(d) A skeleton swinging from a branch

4. What does Roderick Usher hope will happen through a visit by the narrator?
(a) The narrator will cheer up Usher
(b) The narrator will convince the judge of the unjustness of the legal situation
(c) The narrator will fall in love with Usher's sister
(d) The narrator will endeavor to convince Usher's uncle of Usher's competence

5. What feelings arise in the narrator while first gazing upon Usher?
(a) Pity and awe
(b) Anger
(c) Terror
(d) Bitterness and curiosity

Short Answer Questions

1. What painter does the narrator say paints in too concrete details?

2. For what is the light coming through the windows of the room sufficient?

3. How does the narrator describe Usher's demeanor?

4. After glancing at Usher, what does the narrator believe about the way in which Usher welcomes him?

5. What does the narrator say has changed in Usher in a short period of time?

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