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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon what do the clouds press according to the narrator?
(a) The gates of hell
(b) The turrets of the house
(c) The bog and tarn
(d) His own fears

2. What is one word the author uses to describe the furniture?
(a) Comfortless
(b) Well maintained
(c) Fragile
(d) Comfortable

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

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

5. What is one thing the narrator say Usher suffers from intensely?
(a) Poor nutrition
(b) A childlike and dangerous belief in the unseen
(c) Wrongful beliefs
(d) A morbid acuteness of the senses

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

7. What does the narrator say has occurred nearby?
(a) A fire has started in the tarn
(b) The stable's roof has blown off
(c) A lighting strike on a tree
(d) A whirlwind has collected its force

8. Why does the narrator think he should read out loud to Usher?
(a) It will have a calming effect
(b) To lighten the narrator's mood
(c) To keep the narrator from dashing outside.
(d) To distract the narrator from the moaning sounds

9. What does Usher say about his relationship with his sister?
(a) They have always been extremely close
(b) They were close as young children and then drifted apart
(c) They fought terribly as children but were closer as adults
(d) It is somewhat distant

10. What is one thing the narrator says Roderick Usher writes about to him?
(a) A problem with his inheritance
(b) An upcoming marriage
(c) A legal problem
(d) Grievous physical illness

11. How does Usher announce Madeline's death?
(a) Abruptly
(b) He sings her a dirge
(c) He has the physician tell the narrator
(d) He does not announce it; he lets the narrator learn of it when the narrator goes to visit Madeline

12. What fell down at the feet of the hero?
(a) A sword
(b) A tree
(c) A shield
(d) A suit of armor

13. What does the narrator hear through the noises of the storm?
(a) A trumpet blowing
(b) Screaming
(c) Low and indefinite sounds
(d) Horses galloping

14. What word does the narrator use to describe the hours he spends with Usher?
(a) Frightful
(b) Peaceful
(c) Solemn
(d) Lazy

15. What is the impact of Usher's condition on the narrator?
(a) It saddens the narrator
(b) It makes the narrator want to remove Usher from the premises
(c) It terrifies the narrator
(d) It mystifies the narrator

Short Answer Questions

1. What style were Usher's paintings?

2. What is the creature guarding?

3. What does the narrator doubt when he studies over Usher's countenance?

4. What does the narrator speculate has contributed to the appearance of the premises?

5. How does the narrator feel about how he is greeted?

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