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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 sort of activities do Usher and the narrator do together over the next few days?
(a) Wild boar hunting
(b) Fencing and fox hunting
(c) Painting and reading
(d) Playing the harpsichord and singing

2. How does Usher react to bright light?
(a) His eyes are tortured by it
(b) He likes it for painting
(c) He likes it to play with his crystals
(d) He hates it because he can see himself in the mirror

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

4. How does the narrator describe the clouds?
(a) There were no clouds in sight
(b) Dense and low
(c) Stacked to the heavens
(d) Thin and wispy

5. After glancing at Usher, what does the narrator believe about the way in which Usher welcomes him?
(a) It is feigned
(b) It is confusing
(c) It is practiced
(d) It is sincere

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of energy does the narrator believe Usher's chin shows?

3. For what temperament does the narrator say the Usher family is known?

4. What does the narrator say is inaccessible in the room to which he is shown?

5. How long does Usher want to keep Madeline's body before burial?

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