The Fall of the House of Usher Test | Final Test - Hard

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The Fall of the House of Usher Test | Final Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Usher want to wait a fortnight?

2. What does Roderick Usher hope will happen through a visit by the narrator?

3. What happens one night when the narrator goes to bed about eight days after Madeline has died?

4. What does Usher think the sounds in the house are?

5. What does the narrator notice about Madeline when he and Usher are staring at her in the coffin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the narrator on his way to the House of Usher?

2. How do the men like the book the narrator reads and what surprises the narrator about Roderick's response to the book?

3. What does the narrator say about his friendship with Roderick Usher?

4. What is the significance of the small volume titled “Directorium Inquisitorium,” by the Dominican Eymeric de Gironne?

5. What does Roderick say drives him to despair?

6. How does the narrator describe the vault where Madeline's coffin is temporarily laid to rest?

7. What does Roderick believe he has done to Madeline?

8. What does the narrator do before actually going inside the House of Usher?

9. How does the narrator respond to Roderick's increasing instability?

10. How does the narrator describe Roderick's appearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often, authors will write about what they know, and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the story more interesting.

Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Edgar Allan Poe. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her stories? Why or why not? Give examples. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Poe's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the story and discuss Poe's probable agenda concerning that idea.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all stories.

Compare/contrast the characters of Roderick and Lady Madeline. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast the characters of Roderick and the narrator. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a story has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some stories seem to balance the two.

What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven or action driven? Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why? Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character are developed to the same degree? Why or why not? What type of plot do you think The Fall of the House of Usher is? Explain your response.

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