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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 know Usher is not asleep?
(a) Usher is humming
(b) Usher is pacing even though his eyes are closed
(c) Usher is mumbling to himself
(d) Usher's eyes are wide open

2. What two aspects of the Usher family does the narrator say the peasantry links together?
(a) Their intellect and their eccentricities
(b) Their name and their behavior
(c) Their madness and generosity
(d) Their family name and the family mansion

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

4. What does the narrator realize the closer he becomes to Usher?
(a) It is futile to try to cheer Usher
(b) Usher only wants to cause the narrator discomfort
(c) Usher is not as bad off as the narrator first believes
(d) Usher is faking his problems

5. From where does Usher think he got his malady?
(a) A friend who Usher nursed
(b) A family evil
(c) His last trip to India
(d) A bog on the far reaches of the estate

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the small pond near the house?

2. What feelings arise in the narrator while first gazing upon Usher?

3. What does the narrator say is the principal feature of the Usher mansion upon closer inspection?

4. How does Usher greet the narrator?

5. What does Usher do after shading his lamp's light?

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