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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. How does the narrator describe the window panes?
(a) As being enclosed in splintered wood
(b) As being trellised
(c) As being dirty
(d) As being glazed in thick lead

2. What was the duty of the Echoes in the song?
(a) To remind all of the light
(b) To sing of the wit and wisdom of their king
(c) To calm the agitated soul
(d) To drive the ruler mad

3. What is the impact of Usher's condition on the narrator?
(a) It mystifies the narrator
(b) It terrifies the narrator
(c) It makes the narrator want to remove Usher from the premises
(d) It saddens the narrator

4. What is one thing the narrator say Usher suffers from intensely?
(a) A childlike and dangerous belief in the unseen
(b) A morbid acuteness of the senses
(c) Wrongful beliefs
(d) Poor nutrition

5. How often is it likely that the narrator will see Madeline in the future?
(a) Probably never again
(b) Probably at the formal dinners every evening
(c) Probably daily as she checks on her brother regularly
(d) At least at chapel on Wednesdays and Sundays

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Usher admit in a lucid moment concerning his gloomy outlook?

2. What color are the tree trunks?

3. How does the narrator describe the House of Usher?

4. What startles the narrator as he reads one part of Trist?

5. What does the narrator say is the cause of his initial impression and feelings as he approaches the House of Usher?

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