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

2. 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

3. What is one way the narrator said he had been prepared for Usher's present state?
(a) By gossip among classmates
(b) By a letter penned by Usher's cousin
(c) By Usher's letter to the narrator
(d) By the doctor, whom the narrator encounters in town before riding to the house of Usher

4. What does Usher fear about Madeline?
(a) That she hated Usher
(b) That she was still alive when put in her coffin
(c) That she was terrified at the moment of her death
(d) That she was attacked by demons

5. What was the duty of the Echoes in the song?
(a) To sing of the wit and wisdom of their king
(b) To drive the ruler mad
(c) To calm the agitated soul
(d) To remind all of the light

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the tree trunks?

2. To what does the narrator compare his depression of the soul?

3. What does the narrator say overtakes him as he watches Lady Madeline leave?

4. How does the narrator respond to Usher coming into the narrator's apartment?

5. What does the narrator say he often finds Usher doing?

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