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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 is one way the narrator said he had been prepared for Usher's present state?
(a) By Usher's letter to the narrator
(b) By a letter penned by Usher's cousin
(c) By the doctor, whom the narrator encounters in town before riding to the house of Usher
(d) By gossip among classmates

2. How does the narrator feel when he gained his first glimpse of the House of Usher?
(a) Optimistic
(b) Gloomy
(c) Hopeful
(d) Anxious

3. Upon what do the clouds press according to the narrator?
(a) The gates of hell
(b) The bog and tarn
(c) The turrets of the house
(d) His own fears

4. How many enduring branches can be found on the Usher family tree?
(a) Enough for respecibility
(b) About average for a prestigious line
(c) None
(d) No insignificant number

5. What does Usher do after shading his lamp's light?
(a) Starts sobbing hysterically
(b) Leans over the lantern and makes a ghastly face
(c) Begins reciting poetry
(d) Throws open the casements

Short Answer Questions

1. In what were the evil things that assailed the monarch's "high estate" dressed?

2. What fell down at the feet of the hero?

3. How does the narrator respond to Usher coming into the narrator's apartment?

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

5. How often is it likely that the narrator will see Madeline in the future?

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