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

2. To what does the narrator say Usher seems to be listening?
(a) Imaginary sounds
(b) Music from the drawing room
(c) Pleas from the physicians who want Usher to accept sedation
(d) Usher's own sense of distorted reality

3. Who does Usher say is dying?
(a) His cousin
(b) His sister
(c) His brother
(d) His mother

4. What does the narrator say about Vigiliæ Mortuorum Secundum Chorum Ecclesiæ Maguntinæ?
(a) It is Usher's chief delight to read
(b) Usher refuses to read it
(c) It is Madeline's favorite, but Usher abhors it
(d) It was Usher's uncle's guide

5. What else had prepared the narrator for Usher's appearance?
(a) A letter penned by Usher's sister
(b) Remembering certain things about Usher as a child
(c) Remembering a prophesy by a gypsy woman
(d) By knowing what had happened to Usher's father

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Usher announce Madeline's death?

2. For what place does the narrator say the atmosphere of the House of Usher has no affinity?

3. What does Usher offer as an example of his belief about plants?

4. How does the narrator know Usher is not asleep?

5. How does the narrator describe the clouds?

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