Fall of House of Usher Quiz

Upon my entrance, Usher arose from a sofa on which he had been lying at full length, and greeted me with a vivacious warmth which had much in it, I at first thought, of an overdone cordiality -- of the constrained effort of the ennuyé man of the world.

What does vivacious most closely mean?

• energetic

• sickly

• burning

• lifeless

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A glance, however, at his countenance, convinced me of his perfect sincerity. We sat down; and for some moments, while he spoke not, I gazed upon him with a feeling half of pity, half of awe. Surely, man had never before so terribly altered, in so brief a period, as had Roderick Usher! What does countenance most closely mean?

• house

• facial expression

• mood

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Yet the character of his face had been at all times remarkable. A cadaverousness of complexion; an eye large, liquid, and luminous beyond comparison; lips somewhat thin and very pallid, but of a surpassingly beautiful curve; a nose of a delicate Hebrew model, but with a breadth of nostril unusual in similar formations; a finely moulded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy; hair of a more than web-like softness and tenuity"

What is the purpose of the above passage?

• To discuss the character's role in the plot.
• To describe the physical appearance of a character.
• To provide historical context for the story.
• To analyze the character's personality traits.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

I went water skiing on the tarn.

• tarn is used correctly.

• tarn is used incorrectly.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

For several days ensuing, her name was unmentioned by either Usher or myself: and during this period I was busied in earnest endeavors to alleviate the melancholy of my friend. We painted and read together; or I listened, as if in a dream, to the wild improvisations of his speaking guitar.

Which of the following best paraphrases the passage above?

• The narrator and Usher are engaging in creative activities together and listening to Usher's guitar playing to take Usher's mind off his malady.

• The narrator was too busy to be bothered with Usher’s problems.

• 2. The narrator has been busy trying to find a way out of this house and friendship.

• Playing music and painting together is fun for the friends.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who is the author of "The Fall of the House of Usher"?

• Stephen King

• Julio Cortázar

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Sparky Sweets

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is NOT an element of Gothic literature?

• Men in distress

• Old spacious house or castle

• Supernatural or unknown forces

• Isolation and imprisonment

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following contains the Gothic literature element of a damsel in distress (a woman who is suffering from imprisonment or sickness)?

• "During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback" (par.1)

• "The disease of the lady Madeline had long baffled the skill of her physicians." (par.14)

• "An irrepressible tremor gradually pervaded my frame; and, at length, there sat upon my very heart an incubus of utterly causeless alarm." (par.31)

• "While I gazed, this fissure rapidly widened—there came a fierce breath of whirlwind—the entire orb of the satellite burst at once upon my sight" (par.48)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following contains the element of madness and mental anguish (negative thoughts that stress a person out)?

• "The writer spoke of acute bodily illness—of a mental disorder which oppressed him—and of an earnest desire to see me, as his best and indeed his only personal friend..." (par.2)

• "The room in which I found myself was very large and lofty. The windows were long, narrow, and pointed..." (par. 6)

• "At the request of Usher, I personally aided him in the arrangements for the temporary entombment. The body having been encoffined, we two alone bore it to its rest." (par.28)

• "As if a shield of brass had indeed, at the moment, fallen heavily upon a floor of silver—I became aware of a distinct, hollow, metallic, and clangorous, yet apparently muffled, reverberation" (par.45)

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which character was invited to visit Roderick Usher?

• The Narrator

• Madeline Usher

• Ethelred

• The King

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4