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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. What group of people does the narrator say is suggested in Usher's nose?
(a) Russia
(b) Toltec
(c) Scandinavian
(d) Hebrew

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

3. In what were the evil things that assailed the monarch's "high estate" dressed?
(a) Robes of crimson death
(b) Robes of sorrow
(c) They were naked
(d) Robes of white and gold

4. What does Usher do when Madeline passes through the apartment?
(a) Asks if she is well
(b) Asks her to summon a servant
(c) Jumps up and hugs her
(d) Cries

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Usher die?

2. About what does the narrator say Usher had always been excessive and habitual?

3. What spreads over the entire exterior of the mansion?

4. What does Usher admit in a lucid moment concerning his gloomy outlook?

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

(see the answer key)

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