"Fall of the House of Usher" Review

Question 1

Roderick asks the narrator to come see him because Madeline is ill.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

The narrator and Usher met during the war

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

What is the name of the narrator?

Accepted Answer

None of these

Question 4

What does the narrator NOT already know about the House of Usher?

Accepted Answer

Madeline Usher is ill

Question 5

The loss of control of one’s limbs suffered by Madeline is called

Accepted Answer

catalepsy

Question 6

"The Fall of the House of Usher" is a masterpiece of

Accepted Answer

Gothic Literature

Question 7

All of these are gothic elements found in the story EXCEPT?

Accepted Answer

Dreary Landscape, The Supernatural, Insanity

Question 8

The House of Usher crumbling and falling into the lake is an example of

Accepted Answer

Symbolism

Question 9

Edgar Allen Poe's cause of death is

Accepted Answer

Unknown

Question 10

The name of the book that the narrator reads to Roderick is

Accepted Answer

The Mad Trist

Questions 10