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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 the narrator feel when Usher's sister comes through the apartment where Usher and the narrator are?
(a) Dread
(b) Tongue-tied
(c) Admiration
(d) Spiteful

2. What does the narrator say overtakes him as he watches Lady Madeline leave?
(a) Embarrassment
(b) Stupor
(c) The desire to run out of the house
(d) The desire to save her

3. What group of people does the narrator say is suggested in Usher's nose?
(a) Russia
(b) Toltec
(c) Hebrew
(d) Scandinavian

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

5. What colors were the banners that floated on the place the lyrics describe?
(a) Red
(b) Yellow
(c) Black
(d) Blue

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Usher do after shading his lamp's light?

2. What does the narrator say Usher must not do?

3. What does the narrator say has occurred nearby?

4. How long does Usher want to keep Madeline's body before burial?

5. What odors does Usher find oppressive?

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