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