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