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

2. What does the narrator say is inaccessible in the room to which he is shown?
(a) The windows
(b) The paintings of former generations of the Usher family
(c) The high bed
(d) The books on the upper bookcases

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

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

5. What does the narrator perceive under the mass of cloud vapors?
(a) An unnatural glow
(b) Faces of demons
(c) Flying objects
(d) A rainbow

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the night?

2. What bewilders the narrator as he listens to Usher speak of his problem?

3. Of what does the narrator suggest the MS. he receives gives evidence?

4. What does Usher try to overcome in the presence of the narrator according to the narrator?

5. What does the narrator have to ride over to approach near the house?

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