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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 say he often finds Usher doing?
(a) Talking to Madeline as if she were still alive
(b) Singing a lullaby to Madeline
(c) Cutting his arms
(d) Staring off into space for hours at a time

2. How does the narrator describe the small pond near the house?
(a) Black and lurid
(b) Clear and cold
(c) Green and tepid
(d) Like a mirror

3. What is Usher carrying as he knocks on the narrator's door?
(a) A sword
(b) A lantern
(c) A Bible
(d) A book

4. What does the narrator say Roderick Usher painted?
(a) Ideas
(b) Still life
(c) Landscapes
(d) Animals

5. What does Usher try to overcome in the presence of the narrator according to the narrator?
(a) The resentment Usher had always held toward the narrator for the narrator's superior mind
(b) The rancor the two men felt when they last parted
(c) Usher's nervous agitation
(d) The sorrow Usher felt when the narrator's sister rejected his marriage proposal

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think Usher is attempting to find the courage to do after Madeline has been dead for several days?

2. How does the narrator describe Usher's demeanor?

3. What was the duty of the Echoes in the song?

4. What does the narrator say is the principal feature of the Usher mansion upon closer inspection?

5. What is one word the narrator uses to describe the book he picks up to read?

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