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What does the crack in the House of Usher represent?

What was the name of Roderick's sister?

The Fall of the House of Usher - Read 180

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This is a quiz to check students' understanding of story elements after reading "The Fall of the House of Usher", adapted version.

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1
What was the name of Roderick's sister?
Esther
Élan
Mary
Madeline
2
What does the crack in the House of Usher represent?
The bad construction of the house
A struggle between good and evil
The decay of the family
The breaking of the narrator's mental state
3
What was the "sharp, grating, screaming sound from below us" referring to?
Roderick thrashing during a nightmare
Sounds from the storm outside
Madeline escaping from her coffin
Roderick talking to his deceased family memebers
4
Which of the following is NOT a character in the story?
Madeline
Roderick
The doctor
Narrator
5
What was the mood right from the beginning of the story?
Exciting
Creepy and mysterious
Positive and confusing
Uplifting
6
What is kept in the basement of the house?
Bodies of dead family members
Old junk that hasn't been looked at in years
Inventions that Roderick creates
Valuable antiques worth a lot of money
7
Where was the dungeon located?
Under the narrator's room
Under Roderick's room
Under the servant's room
Below the kitchen
8
Why did the narrator go to visit Roderick Usher?
The narrator was considering buying the old house.
Usher had sent him a letter.
Usher called him to discuss business
The narrator was in love with Madeline.
9
The setting of the story is...
In a boat on the sea in the early 1900's
In an old barn during WWII
In a small village in the future
In an old castle in the past