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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like that night?
(a) Tempestuous
(b) Mild and clear
(c) A steady drizzle with no wind
(d) A full moon and no stars

2. The throngs in the song laugh, but what do they not do anymore?
(a) Smile
(b) Sing
(c) Curtsy
(d) Dance

3. What is the narrator doing at the opening of the story?
(a) Riding on horseback
(b) Writing a letter to his son
(c) Fighting in a duel
(d) Plowing

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

5. How does the narrator explain what the two men witnessed when looking out the window?
(a) Satan's hand of evil
(b) Electrical phenomena
(c) God's vengeance
(d) The end of all hope

Short Answer Questions

1. How many enduring branches can be found on the Usher family tree?

2. What happens one night when the narrator goes to bed about eight days after Madeline has died?

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

4. Of what does the narrator say the atmosphere reeks?

5. What does the narrator offer to read to Usher?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Roderick, what impact does the sentience of the plants around the House of Usher have on the Usher family?

2. To what does Roderick say part of his mental state can be traced?

3. What does Roderick say in reply to the narrator's comment about how Roderick and Madeline resemble each other?

4. How does the narrator react upon first seeing Roderick?

5. What does the narrator do in response to his feelings of unease and who joins him?

6. How does Roderick explain his desire to delay the burial of Madeline?

7. What does the narrator think of Roderick's ostensible reason for delaying Madeline's burial?

8. What does the narrator say about Madeline's appearance when he looked upon her before they sealed the coffin lid?

9. What does the narrator say about Roderick's usual habits after Madeline dies?

10. What does the narrator say about the decor of the house?

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