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"The Fall of the House of Usher" Test Review
"The Fall of the House of Usher" Test Review
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Test Review for "The Fall of the House of Usher"
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1
When Madeline was place in her coffin, the narrator noticed that she
had a faint smile and was blushing
breathing faintly
was dressed in pajamas and nightgown
2
In a moment of foreshadowing, Usher
sings a song of total madness
paints a picture of an underground vault or tunnel
<div>listens to a reading of "The Mad Trist"</div>
says that he will abandon both life and reason
3
Before he buried Madeline Usher said he would wait
a week
two weeks
14 hours
2 days
4
The genre of this piece of literature from Edgar Allan Poe is
literary pamphlet
memoir
gothic literature
dramtic irony
5
What mood is created from the very beginning of the story?
a sombre, gloomy one
a comic or humorous one
an upbeat, inspirational one
6
Elements of gothic literature include
the potential of science, settings in the future/ in space
mystery, comedy, tragedy, history
castles, suspense, damsels in distress, the supernatural
7
How does the narrator escape death?
leaves the house just in time
plays dead
poisons Usher so he can leave
8
Symptoms of catalepsy include
inability to use insulin to breakdown sugar
avoidance of eye contact
trancelike state and constantly maintained immobility
9
At the end of the story, the Usher mansion
explodes
catches on fire
crumbles and sinks into the tarn
10
Madeline suffers from
chicken pox
insomnia
catalepsy
narcolepsy
11
How many people die in the story?
2
1
3
12
What sounds could be heard in the house when the narrator was reading the dragon story?
shrieking, ripping, metal clanging
a raging inferno
the magic mushroom power-up sound
Madeline opening her coffin
13
Usher believed that the reason for his poor health had to do with the
stones of the house, trees, fungi, the reflection
gravel on the path, the weeds in the garden, and tarn
outbreak of tuberculosis
14
Madeline and Usher are
married
cousins
twins
bros
15
The House of Usher refers to
both the house and the family
the house the Ushers live in
an insane asylum
the Usher family only
16
Roderick Usher's ailment includes
a complete lack of imagination
alcoholism
an acuteness of the senses and hypersensitivity to taste
17
The narrator of the story visits Roderick Usher because
Usher has sent for him Usher is ill and looking for company
his sister sends for him to check up on Usher
the narrator is lonely
he stops to ask for directions
