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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Why does the narrator visit The House of Usher?

• Roderic Usher sends him a telegram
• Roderick Usher owes him money
• Roderick Usher sends him a letter
• The narrator is secretly in love with Madeline Usher

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How does the narrator feel when he first sees the house?

• Gloom
• Terror
• Excitement
• Exhaustion

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"The vacant eyelike windows," is an example of ___________________.

• Allusion
• Simile
• Personification
• Gothic style

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Which of these is FALSE about the house?

• It is unstable and near collapse
• It is a crack running down the wall 
• There is fungi growing all over the outside of it
• All of these are true

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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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Who does the narrator meet on the stairway?

• Usher
• Madeline
• The physician
• The butler

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"Feeble gleams of encrimsoned light made their way through the trellised panes" (297).
What color is the light mentioned?

• Red
• Yellow
• White 
• Blue

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What instrument does Roderick play?

• guitar
• lute
• harp
• piano

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