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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 does the narrator say is "cadaverously wan"?
(a) The glow of the lantern
(b) The light outside the window
(c) Usher's countenance
(d) The face of the servant that comes in behind Usher

2. How does the narrator describe the House of Usher?
(a) Homey
(b) Tiny
(c) Melancholy
(d) Airy

3. How does the narrator describe the atmosphere of the room?
(a) Sorrowful
(b) Lively
(c) Hopeful
(d) Quiet

4. What is the narrator doing at the opening of the story?
(a) Plowing
(b) Writing a letter to his son
(c) Riding on horseback
(d) Fighting in a duel

5. How does the narrator describe the night?
(a) Beautiful though stern
(b) Deceptive
(c) Serene
(d) Torpid

Short Answer Questions

1. For what place does the narrator say the atmosphere of the House of Usher has no affinity?

2. For what is the light coming through the windows of the room sufficient?

3. What does the narrator say about Vigiliæ Mortuorum Secundum Chorum Ecclesiæ Maguntinæ?

4. What is one word the narrator uses to describe the book he picks up to read?

5. For what does Usher think his sister will upbraid him?

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