View a FREE sample

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 do when Madeline passes through the apartment?
(a) Cries
(b) Jumps up and hugs her
(c) Asks her to summon a servant
(d) Asks if she is well

2. What does the narrator say may have originated in the tarn?
(a) The screeching sounds
(b) The feeling of peace pervading the scene
(c) The electrical phenomena
(d) The sounds of moaning

3. What is one of the Usher's favorite volumes that the narrator and Usher read?
(a) Subterranean Voyage
(b) City of the Sun
(c) Journey into the Blue Distance
(d) Directorium Inquisitorium

4. What does the narrator say about the archway that leads into the hall?
(a) It was newly repaired
(b) There was no archway
(c) It was of Gothic architecture
(d) It had slimy vines hanging from it

5. What is the narrator doing at the opening of the story?
(a) Riding on horseback
(b) Plowing
(c) Writing a letter to his son
(d) Fighting in a duel

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the window panes?

2. About what does the narrator say Usher had always been excessive and habitual?

3. How does the narrator describe Usher's overall countenance?

4. What deficiency does the narrator note about the Usher family ancestry?

5. How does the narrator know Usher is not asleep?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 282 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample