The Fall of the House of Usher

Where did the narrator first meet Roderick?

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

What instrument does Roderick play?

• guitar
• lute
• harp
• piano

The poem titled "The Haunted Palace" expresses__________

• Roderick's state of mind
• Madeline's mental state
• A satiric commentary on the narrator
• comic relief

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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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Roderick believes that the family's problems are caused by__________

• Bad luck
• Contagious disease
• Poor nutrition
• The evil atmosphere of the mansion

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The themes of the story concern___________

• Fear of death and madness
• The kindness of friends
• Proper burial techniques
• The mystery of Gothic mansions

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Who is the narrator of the story?

• He is anonymous

• He is Roderick

• He is Edgar Allan Poe

• She is Madeline´s doctor

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How does the narrator describe Roderick Usher?

• tall and thin

• pale, gloomy and mysterious

• pale, tall and funny

• crazy and faunny

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Madeline Usher has taken ill with a mysterious sickness called

• catalepsy

• catalepsis

• chickenpox

• allergy

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What happens to the house in the end of the story?

• it was built again

• it was cleaned by Roderick

• it cracks along the break in the frame and crumbles to the ground

• it decays and Madeline runs away

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