SCOPE- Fall of the House of Usher QUIZ

1. What purpose do the three modern-day teens serve in the play? Choose TWO.

• A. They help the Ushers achieve their goals.
• B. They set the story up for readers in Scene 1 and wrap it up in Scene 8.
• C. They provide important background information about Madeline’s illness.
• D. They provide a bit of lightness and humor in an otherwise intense story.

2. What is the overall mood of the play?

• A. joyful and light
• B. dark and creepy
• C. exciting and adventurous
• D. romantic and dreamy

3. Consider this line from Scene 3: Roderick: Oh Charlie, I am as jumpy as a cat. This line contains a _______.

• A. metaphor that highlights Roderick’s excitement about Charlie’s visit
• B. simile that describes Roderick’s curiosity
• C. simile that shows how nervous Roderick is
• D. metaphor that describes Roderick’s determination to figure out the mystery of the house

4. In Scene 3, Roderick says, “It’s not just that. I can eat only the blandest food. I can stand only the softest fabrics against my skin. The smell of flowers makes me ill, and I am tormented by even the faintest light.” Which is the best definition of tormented?

• A. faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do
• B. experiencing extreme physical or mental suffering
• C. feeling satisfaction or delight
• D. feeling or showing rage

5. Which pair of words best describes Roderick’s reaction to Madeline’s death in Scene 4?

• A. shock and confusion
• C. guilt and shame
• D. distress and sorrow

What is a flashback?

• A story being told from the past

• A hint at what will happen in the future.

• a comparison to the past and now

"I fear you will not see her again-at least not alive." is an example of:

• alliteration

• foreshadowing

• hyperbole

• characterization

Match the following PLOT events of The Fall of the House of Usher

• Madeline is actually alive

• rising action

• Roderick is crazy/he dies

• Climax

• Charlie arrives to visit Roderick

• Resolution

• the Usher house crumbles to the ground.

• falling action

• Roderick is ill/Madeline dies

• exposition

What kills Roderick at the end of the story?

• fear/anxiety

• Madeline
• the house that falls on top of him

• a ghost

Match the following words with their definition

• taken abruptly

• acute

• feeling anxious/ uncertain

• wrenched

• path

• causeway

• giving human qualities to nonhuman thing

• personification

• sharp

• suspense