3. From where does Usher think he got his malady?
(a) His last trip to India
(b) A family evil
(c) A friend who Usher nursed
(d) A bog on the far reaches of the estate

4. What does the narrator do with his horse?
(a) Ties it to a post
(b) Hands it over to a servant
(c) Unsaddles and grooms it and leaves it in a stall
(d) Turns it loose in the pasture

5. What does Usher say he dreads?
(a) Losing his mind
(b) The past being uncovered
(c) His sister suffering because of him
(d) Events in the future

6. Who does the narrator meet on one of the staircases?
(a) The family physician
(b) The master of the house
(c) Another good friend who went to school with the narrator and Usher
(d) A young boy

7. Why does Usher want to wait a fortnight?
(a) Usher is suspicious of the physicians' motives
(b) The moon will be full again
(c) His cousin will have returned for the funeral
(d) His sister was greatly loved and many people will want to pay their respects

8. What spreads over the entire exterior of the mansion?
(a) Streaks of red
(b) Moss
(c) Ivy
(d) Fungi

9. What does the narrator say is "stern, deep, and irredeemable"?
(a) The condemnation that pervades the air in the room
(b) The look on the master's face
(c) The gloom that pervades the air in the room
(d) The look on the faces of the master's uncle

10. What does the narrator say is paradoxical about emotions based upon terror?
(a) They are decreased when one chooses to use terror himself
(b) They are born of the feelings of goodness
(c) They seldom are without a humorous side
(d) They are increased upon the contemplation of said emotions

11. What painter does the narrator say paints in too concrete details?
(a) Fostre
(b) Bosch
(c) Fuseli
(d) Meignaud

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

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

14. What does the hero of Trist find instead of the hermit?
(a) An eagle
(b) A dragon
(c) A cat
(d) A crow

15. What does the narrator see when he looks in Usher's eyes?
(a) Mad hilarity
(b) A strange calmness
(c) Overwhelming grief
(d) Hope