Edgar Allan Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher Part 2 Lesson

Which character was invited to visit Roderick Usher

• Narrator
• Madaline Usher
• Ethelred
• the King

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Who was deathly ill and thought to have died?

• Madeline Usher
• the doctors
• the King
• Roderick Usher

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Who wanted to study the Usher's family illness?

• the doctors
• Roderick Usher
• Narrator
• Madeline Usher

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Who fears that his own house is making him ill?

• Roderick Usher
• Madeline Usher
• Narrator
• Ethelred

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Who was the main character from the story our narrator tells Roderick Usher to try to calm him?

• Ethelred
• the King
• the dragon
• Madeline 

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What was going to happen if both Roderick and his sister die from their mysterious illnesses? 

• End of the Usher name
• End of the world
• a new family name
• a new house owner

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What was going to happen to Roderick when he thought his sister would die soon?

• He would be alone.
• He would move out. 
• He would build a sister.
• He would be happy. 

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

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

Why did Usher place his sister's body in the vault?

• He thought the doctors would steal the body.
• He thought there were grave robbers. 
• He thought she might be a zombie. 
• He wanted to be close to his sister. 

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How does Roderick Usher die?

• His sister falls on him. 
• The door falls on him. 
• The walls of the house fall on him. 
• His friend kills him. 

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