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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. How long does Usher want to keep Madeline's body before burial?
(a) A fortnight
(b) He wants to have the body lie in state in the church for three days
(c) He wants to burn the body
(d) Only the same night

2. Of what does the narrator say the atmosphere reeks?
(a) Evil
(b) Lethargy
(c) Sadness
(d) Decayed trees and grey walls

3. What fell down at the feet of the hero?
(a) A shield
(b) A suit of armor
(c) A tree
(d) A sword

4. How does the narrator describe the window panes?
(a) As being glazed in thick lead
(b) As being trellised
(c) As being enclosed in splintered wood
(d) As being dirty

5. What does the narrator say has changed in Usher in a short period of time?
(a) Usher's financial situation
(b) Usher's appearance
(c) Usher's desire to accomplish great things
(d) Usher's feelings of confidence

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator notice about Madeline when he and Usher are staring at her in the coffin?

3. What feelings arise in the narrator while first gazing upon Usher?

4. From where does Usher think he got his malady?

5. What word does the narrator use to describe the hours he spends with Usher?

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