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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 emotion does the narrator say is rapidly increasing as he sits aside his horse and surveys the surroundings?
(a) Optimism
(b) Superstition
(c) Anticipation
(d) Distaste

2. What does the narrator speculate has contributed to the appearance of the premises?
(a) The peculiarity of the family ancestry history
(b) The lack of priority to appearances
(c) The lack of strong conviction
(d) The difficulty of finding a gardener to work in such isolation

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

4. What does the narrator say he could not remake into something better?
(a) The prospects of no work
(b) The reason he has come to the House of Usher
(c) His idea of his future employment
(d) The cast of gloom coming from the House of Usher

5. What happens one night when the narrator goes to bed about eight days after Madeline has died?
(a) The doors and windows open and close on their own
(b) Usher moans all night
(c) The house shakes as if in an earthquake
(d) The narrator suffers all night with fits of nervousness

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Usher die?

2. What is the "Ververt et Chartreuse"?

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

4. What is the source of the lighting in the painting the narrator describes?

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

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