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The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher
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1
What does the word pallor mean?
bizarre
skinny
pond
paleness
2
What foreshadows that lady Madeline is still alive?
her pale dress
her alikeness to her twin brother
her blushed face
her rigid state
3
What is the true underlying cause of Roderick's depressive state?
his own failing health
sister's mortal illness
the old house
gloomy weather
4
Poe is a master at what literary device?
onomatopoeia
alliteration
similes
foreshadowing
5
The song "The Haunted Palace" that Roderick sings is about
a fantastic kingdom
the Usher history
haunted house
devil haunted palace
6
What does the word phantasmagoric mean?
madness
paleness
bizarre
skeleton like
7
The story of Ethelred was used to indicate
personification of the house
foreshadowing of his sister's return
flashback to the lurid tarn
suspense of the rising storm
8
What word best describes Roderick's state of mind after his sister's death?
deteriorating
alleviated
cured
improving
9
The letter the narrator receives indicates that Roderick will be
nervous
cautious
dull
suspicious
10
During the storm, what does the narrator do to comfort Roderick?
sings "The Haunted Palace"
rocks him
reads the story of Ethelred
makes tea by the fire
11
Which word best describes the opening description of the house?
gloomy
sorrow
enthusiasm
interesting
12
What did both the narrator and Roderick Usher agree upon?
decaying house
music to be played
dark rooms
leaden atmosphere
13
When Roderick says the house has not allowed him to leave it shows that he is
prideful
content
confident
paranoid
14
The quote "one unceasing radiation of gloom" indicates the narrator
makes Roderick laugh
is unable to cheer up Roderick
plays endless music
was going to leave
15
What does the word divulge mean?
bury
hide
reveal
conceal
16
What does the narrator assist Roderick Usher with?
taking sister to the doctor
placing sister in a tomb
cooking dinner for his sister
burying his sister in the yard
17
What does Roderick Usher see as the only relief to his madness?
move out of the house
to sleep
to perish
take drugs
18
What does the word cadaverous mean?
pond
bizarre
pale
skeleton like
19
What best describes the looks of Roderick Usher?
wan
bald
overweight
blind
20
What does the word tarn mean?
pond
paleness
skeleton
madness
21
The word hearkened means
listened
screamed
played
spoke out
22
What feature of Roderick Usher changed during the story?
his chin
his hair
his eye
his sense of taste
23
What habit does Roderick engage in after his sister's death?
drinking
listening
reading
playing the guitar
24
Which detail foreshadows the ending?
fissure
armored statues
musical instruments
Gothic archways
25
Which of the following is NOT a task the narrator and Roderick do together?
play music
read
take a walk
paint
26
From what disease did Lady Madeline suffer?
catatonic paralysis
seizures
fainting spells
heart failure
27
The overall theme of the story is of
mental illness
ghosts
decay
disabilities
28
Roderick Usher suffers from an affliction of the
senses
heart
brain
limbs
29
The black tarn, decayed trees and eyelike windows express a feeling of
tormented characters
dangerous language
violence events
macabre setting
30
What does the word folly mean?
madness
paleness
bizarre
skeleton like
31
The phrase "equivocal appellation of the House of Usher" means that
The name of the house is the name of the man
House of Usher is crumbling
good and evil are mixed together
Roderick and Madeline are twins
32
What does the word countenance mean?
skin color
facial expression
irritation
computation
