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Comprehensive Semester Exam

Authored by Kian Threadgill

English

10th Grade

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Comprehensive Semester Exam
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

______________ wrote the short story “The Fall of the House of Usher.”

Roderick Usher 
Edgar Allen Poe
Pierre Jean de Beranger
Rackham

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“The Fall of the House of Usher” is written in ________ point of view.

First person
Second person 
Third person 
Third person omniscient

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which phrase BEST describes Usher’s state of mind in “The Fall of the House of Usher”?

Cautious and glum
Dull and depressed
Suspicious and miserable
Nervous and agitated 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which details of the house’s interior seem to reflect Usher’s appearance and the condition of his mind?

Usher’s confused behavior is reflected in the broken mirrors.
Usher’s self-assurance and noble manner is reflected in its wealth and splendor.
Usher’s advanced age and old-fashioned ways are reflected in the ancient furnishings.
Usher’s physical and mental deterioration is reflected in the gloomy darkness, lack of comfort, and old, worn-out possessions

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which excerpt from "The Fall of the House of Usher" BEST captures the story's overall effect?

There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart—an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime
Although, as boys, we had been even intimate associates, yet I really knew little of my friend.
Beyond this indication of extensive decay, however, the fabric gave little token of instability.
It had been used, apparently, in remote feudal times, for the worst purposes of a donjon-keep, and, in later days, as a place of deposit for powder.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a DEFINING element of Gothic literature that is CLEARLY illustrated by "The Fall of the House of Usher"?

believable characters and settings
weird or otherworldly occurrences
A.  a narrator who is also a character in the story
a contrast between rational and irrational characters

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following words BEST describes the mood, or overall feeling, established in "House Taken Over"?

Violent
Creepy
Depressed 

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