View a FREE sample

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 music does Usher prefer?
(a) The harpsichord
(b) Voice
(c) The flute
(d) Stringed instruments

2. For what place does the narrator say the atmosphere of the House of Usher has no affinity?
(a) Purgatory
(b) Heaven
(c) Hell
(d) Eden

3. What color are the tree trunks?
(a) Yellowed
(b) Grey
(c) White
(d) Brown

4. How does the narrator say Usher's voice changes after Madeline dies?
(a) It is even more husky than it used to be
(b) He never speaks above a whisper
(c) It has a lilt to it
(d) It assumes a tremulous quaver

5. What happens one night when the narrator goes to bed about eight days after Madeline has died?
(a) Usher moans all night
(b) The doors and windows open and close on their own
(c) The house shakes as if in an earthquake
(d) The narrator suffers all night with fits of nervousness

Short Answer Questions

1. What else had prepared the narrator for Usher's appearance?

2. The throngs in the song laugh, but what do they not do anymore?

3. Why does the narrator think he should read out loud to Usher?

4. What does the narrator say may have originated in the tarn?

5. What does Usher believe will happen concerning his illness?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 283 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample