House of Usher Vocab quiz

Upon her death, where is Madeline put?

• in a vault, in the dungeon

• family room above the narrator

• family burial ground

• church on property

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

What does the narrator learn about Roderick and Madeline?

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word best describes the mood at the beginning of "The House of Usher?"

• Comical

• Depressing

• Judgmental

• Humorous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is our narrator's relation to Roderick usher?

• Childhood best friends

• Cousins

• They went to college together

• Brothers-in-law

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What did Usher think was causing him and his sister to be sick?

• the house
• their diet
• the narrator 
• they ate something bad

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Snakes give me anxiety.

• a strong feeling of happiness

• a strong feeling of worry

• a strong feeling of desire

• a strong feeling of sadness

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The family felt ________ when they lost their house in the hurricane.

• utter

• peculiar

• despair

• generation

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Some people think that Ms. Carroll is __________ because she does not eat chocolate!

• peculiar

• linger

• remove

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When a pet dies it is depressing.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Mrs. Piana and her students are part of the same generation.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3