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

2. How does the narrator explain what the two men witnessed when looking out the window?
(a) The end of all hope
(b) Satan's hand of evil
(c) Electrical phenomena
(d) God's vengeance

3. What does the hero of Trist believe himself to be?
(a) The slayer of the serpent
(b) The defender of the weak
(c) The champion of the brazen shield
(d) The new guardian of the hermitage

4. What color is the light coming through the windows?
(a) Crimson
(b) Dark green
(c) Rainbow colored
(d) Bright blue

5. What is the creature guarding?
(a) A palace of gold
(b) A book
(c) Pandora's box
(d) The elixir of youth

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the ruler in the early part of the song the narrator records?

3. What color are the tree trunks?

4. Into whose dwelling is the hero of Trist trying to enter?

5. What is the narrator later unable to convey about the time he spent with Usher?

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