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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 does the narrator believe he hears when he reads about the hero slaying the creature?
(a) The same sound his imagination conjured in reading the book
(b) Nothing
(c) Someone else reading the same story in another part of the house
(d) A voice saying, You die.

2. How often is it likely that the narrator will see Madeline in the future?
(a) Probably daily as she checks on her brother regularly
(b) Probably at the formal dinners every evening
(c) At least at chapel on Wednesdays and Sundays
(d) Probably never again

3. What does the narrator see when he looks in Usher's eyes?
(a) Hope
(b) Mad hilarity
(c) A strange calmness
(d) Overwhelming grief

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first occupies the place the lyrics describe?

2. What does the narrator call his "childish experiment"?

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

4. Who wrote the book that the narrator picks up to soothe Usher?

5. What does the narrator say has occurred nearby?

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