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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 sort of activities do Usher and the narrator do together over the next few days?
(a) Painting and reading
(b) Fencing and fox hunting
(c) Wild boar hunting
(d) Playing the harpsichord and singing

2. What does the narrator say Usher must not do?
(a) Go back to his room
(b) Go outside
(c) Go down to his sister's coffin
(d) Look outside

3. Where is the ruler in the early part of the song the narrator records?
(a) On his throne
(b) On his chariot
(c) Drowned in a river
(d) There is no ruler

4. Of what does the narrator suggest the MS. he receives gives evidence?
(a) Nervous agitation
(b) Delicate intellect
(c) Unnatural calm
(d) Overwhelming sorrow

5. What does Usher say about the similarity between he and his sister's appearance?
(a) They are twins
(b) Their parents were first cousins, so family resemblance is strong
(c) Their mother's genes were particularly strong in both of them
(d) Their father's genes were particularly strong in both of them

Short Answer Questions

1. After glancing at Usher, what does the narrator believe about the way in which Usher welcomes him?

2. What else had prepared the narrator for Usher's appearance?

3. From what does the narrator say his feelings about Usher must arise?

4. What subject does not come up between the narrator and Usher during the next several days?

5. What group of people does the narrator say is suggested in Usher's nose?

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