Edgar Allan Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher (Part 1)

The narrator was _ _ _ _ _ during his journey to the house of Usher.

(= with no other people)

(a)  

Which house best matches the description of the house of Usher?

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Answer explanation

It is large, cold, grey, made of stone... A classic scary house!

The narrator does not know Roderick Usher very well, which is strange because they were best _ _ _ _ _ _ _ as children.

(a)  

"The House of Usher" refers to the building, and what else?

• The people who live near the house

• Roderick Usher's family

• Roderick Usher's profession

Why do you think the family doctor looked "confused and frightened" when he saw the narrator?

Roderick Usher looks exactly the same as he did before.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

"no man had ever before changed so terribly, and in so short a time!"

Roderick looks much older and much weaker than before.

What two feelings does Roderick Usher alternate between?

• Excited and Anxious

• Energetic and Tired

• Courageous and Frightened

Answer explanation

"He was, all the time, in a state of high excitement or of geat anxiety."

Roderick Usher has a mysterious disease, which he describes as "a nervous disorder" and "a family _ _ _ _."

(a)  

Answer explanation

"It was, he said, a family evil, for which there seemed to be no cure."

Roderick Usher is NOT afraid of ...

• the future

• terror

• danger

Answer explanation

Roderick is afraid of fear, not any danger that causes fear.

"I am not afraid of danger, except its most extreme effect - terror."

Roderick Usher's "disease" started because of the "long and severe illness" of his _ _ _ _ _ _.

(a)  

Answer explanation

Roderick's sister, Lady Madeline, is his "last and only relative on earth," and when she finally dies he will be the only person left from his family.