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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. How does the narrator describe Usher's demeanor?
(a) Confident
(b) Cautious
(c) Restrained hysteria
(d) Aggressive

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

3. What does the narrator call his "childish experiment"?
(a) Holding a lit candle to the putrescent leaves
(b) Crossing his breast upon viewing the home
(c) Looking down within the tarn
(d) Pushing upon several of the leaning trees

4. How many enduring branches can be found on the Usher family tree?
(a) Enough for respecibility
(b) No insignificant number
(c) About average for a prestigious line
(d) None

5. How does the hero finally get into the dwelling?
(a) Magic
(b) He doesn't get in
(c) By force
(d) Coaxing

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Usher say about his relationship with his sister?

2. What does Roderick Usher hope will happen through a visit by the narrator?

3. What about Lady Madeline had baffled her physicians?

4. What does Usher fear about Madeline?

5. How does the narrator say Usher's voice changes after Madeline dies?

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