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The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher
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Reading comprehension questions from adapted text -- middle school
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1
As the narrator approaches the House of Usher, he feels...
excited to meet Madeline
ready to enjoy a good time
joyful and happy to see his old friend
a deep sense of despair
2
True of False? The narrator and Madeline are good friends.
True
False
3
In the story, the narrator comes to the House of Usher because...
he is attending a party.
he is visiting his girlfriend.
he is lost in a fog.
an old friend wrote a letter asking him to come.
4
Which phrase describes the House of Usher?
modern architecture, spotlessly clean
crumbling stone walls, windows staring like vacant eyes
70 rooms with golden chandeliers
surrounded by fruit trees and flowers
5
Usher's first name is...
Philip
Roderick
Roger
Allan
6
The narrator is afraid that
he and Usher buried Madeline alive
he will catch Usher's mental disease
he will not be able to eat the food the servant makes.
he will be attacked by Usher and the butler
7
"Remove" means to
do something again
move to an apartment building
take something away
play games
8
Usher says Madeline is dead. He and the narrator...
bury her in the church cemetery
take her to the funeral home
lay her body on the dining room table
put her in an iron casket
9
The dungeon was...
being used as a spare living room
full of bones and rats
out in the barn next to the moat
right below the room where the narrator slept
10
One way the story is different from the movie is...
the narrator is named Roderick in the story.
the narrator is named Philip in the story.
the narrator is named Roger in the story.
the narrator doesn't have a name in the story.
11
The narrator hears...
music playing from the attic
birds singing and chirping
a sharp, grating, screaming sound from the dungeon
bombs going off in the distance
12
In his letter, Usher said he was...
selling his mansion.
dying from cancer.
sick in the body and mind.
missing his friend.
13
Usher tells the narrator that he is...
writing a new novel
getting married
moving to Boston
suffering from an evil family mental disease
14
"Mental" means...
related to the body
related to the spirit
related to the mind
related to sight
15
Usher says Madeline's body and mind are...
wasting away
stronger each day
sharp as a tack
engaged in dancing and creating music
16
The narrator finds out that Usher and Madeline
were wanted by the police
were secretly married
were twins
were Russian royalty
17
Usher takes the narrator to see the vault where...
Usher paints portraits of family members
all the Usher ancestors are buried
there is a deep pit and a pendulum
all the wine is kept
18
"Depressing" means...
surprising
causing sadness
uplifting
modern
19
Madeline is Usher's...
cousin
mother
daughter
sister
20
After the ghost of Madeline kills Usher,
Usher and Madeline are turned into stone statues.
the House of Usher evaporates into thin air.
she kills the narrator, too.
the House of Usher splits and crumbles into the moat.
