The Fall of the House of Usher

Where did the narrator first meet Roderick?

• school
• family friends
• boyhood companions
• they're related

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What feature does the narrator notice about the exterior of the house which extends from roof to tarn

• a fissure
• fungi
• vacant, eye-like windows
• fallen masonry

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What is worth noting about the Usher family line?

• No enduring branches
• Nobility
• Extreme wealth
• European

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What instrument does Roderick play?

• guitar
• lute
• harp
• piano

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Upon her death, where is Madeline put?

• in a vault
• family crypt
• family burial ground
• church on property

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What does the narrator learn about Roderick and Madeline?

• they're twins
• they weren't really related
• they were cousins
• they were married

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How many days after Madeline's entombment did the end of the story occur?

• seventh or eighth
• third or fourth
• sixth
• thirteenth

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What's the name of the character in the story the narrator reads to Roderick?

• Ethelred
• Lancelot
• Roderick
• Arthur

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What kills Roderick at the end of the story?

• fear
• Madeline
• Roderick
• the narrator

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What is seen through the fissure at the end of the story?

• moon
• lightning
• whirlwind
• darkness

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