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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 is one way the narrator said he had been prepared for Usher's present state?
(a) By Usher's letter to the narrator
(b) By gossip among classmates
(c) By a letter penned by Usher's cousin
(d) By the doctor, whom the narrator encounters in town before riding to the house of Usher

2. What color are the tree trunks?
(a) Brown
(b) White
(c) Yellowed
(d) Grey

3. What does the narrator notice about Madeline when he and Usher are staring at her in the coffin?
(a) She looks to have aged several decades
(b) She has a look of horror on her face
(c) She looks incredibly sad
(d) She has a bit of blush to her cheeks and a lingering smile

4. What does the narrator say about Usher's countenance after Madeline dies?
(a) It is more pallid than ever
(b) It is terribly sorrowful
(c) It is florid
(d) It starts showing a little more color

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads the narrator through the house?

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

3. How does Usher react to bright light?

4. What does Usher as the narrator after a few moments of staring into space?

5. What is the title of the verses Usher composes that the narrator pens in the story?

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