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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. Between what two poles does Usher's actions alternate?
(a) Childish delight and scorn
(b) Begging and condescension
(c) Vivaciousness and sullenness
(d) Kindness and cruelty

2. Who is the hero of Trist?
(a) Ethelred
(b) Trist
(c) Mandred
(d) Nathan

3. What had Usher done as the narrator is reading to him?
(a) Wrapped himself in the sheet from the bed
(b) Scratched his own face
(c) Put his head in his hands
(d) Turned Usher's chair to face the door of the chamber

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

5. What does the narrator call his "childish experiment"?
(a) Holding a lit candle to the putrescent leaves
(b) Pushing upon several of the leaning trees
(c) Looking down within the tarn
(d) Crossing his breast upon viewing the home

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the hero finally get into the dwelling?

2. What is the weather like that night?

3. What superstitious impression chains Usher?

4. What does the narrator say has changed in Usher in a short period of time?

5. What does Usher say about his relationship with his sister?

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