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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. Besides books, what else were scattered about in the room?
(a) Pillows
(b) Musical instruments
(c) Swords and other arms
(d) Papers

2. How long does Usher want to keep Madeline's body before burial?
(a) A fortnight
(b) He wants to have the body lie in state in the church for three days
(c) Only the same night
(d) He wants to burn the body

3. How does the narrator feel about how he is greeted?
(a) It is as if Usher is playing a game
(b) It is foreboding
(c) It is overdone
(d) It is sad

4. What is one word the author uses to describe the furniture?
(a) Comfortable
(b) Comfortless
(c) Well maintained
(d) Fragile

5. How does Usher greet the narrator?
(a) With grave formality
(b) With a certain amount of cynicism
(c) With a vivacious warmth
(d) With charmed indifference

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator help Usher carry?

2. What does the narrator see when he looks in Usher's eyes?

3. Who leads the narrator through the house?

4. What does Usher say he dreads?

5. What does the narrator think Usher is attempting to find the courage to do after Madeline has been dead for several days?

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