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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. Upon what do the clouds press according to the narrator?
(a) The gates of hell
(b) The turrets of the house
(c) The bog and tarn
(d) His own fears

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

3. How does Usher react to bright light?
(a) He likes it for painting
(b) He hates it because he can see himself in the mirror
(c) His eyes are tortured by it
(d) He likes it to play with his crystals

4. How does Usher prefer his food to be?
(a) Very spicy since he has little ability to taste
(b) Cool almost to the point of being cold
(c) Very mild
(d) Boiling hot

5. Who does Usher say is dying?
(a) His brother
(b) His cousin
(c) His sister
(d) His mother

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of energy does the narrator believe Usher's chin shows?

2. What is the impact of Usher's condition on the narrator?

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

4. How does the narrator describe the clouds?

5. What infects the narrator?

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