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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. For what had the vault beneath the narrator's apartments once been used in feudal times?
(a) Storing scrolls
(b) Torture and imprisonment
(c) A bolt hole
(d) Storing food

2. What painter does the narrator say paints in too concrete details?
(a) Meignaud
(b) Fostre
(c) Fuseli
(d) Bosch

3. What is one thing the narrator says Roderick Usher writes about to him?
(a) An upcoming marriage
(b) Grievous physical illness
(c) A problem with his inheritance
(d) A legal problem

4. In what was much of the vault beneath the narrator's apartments sheathed?
(a) Iron
(b) Wood
(c) Copper
(d) Stone

5. How does Usher prefer his food to be?
(a) Very spicy since he has little ability to taste
(b) Cool almost to the point of being cold
(c) Boiling hot
(d) Very mild

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator offer to read to Usher?

3. What does the narrator see when he looks in Usher's eyes?

4. Who leads the narrator through the house?

5. What happens to the physical structure of the House of Usher?

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