Fall of the House of Usher

Which character was invited to visit Roderick Usher?

• The Narrator

• Madeline Usher

• Ethelred

• The King

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Who was deathly ill and thought to have died?

• The king

• Roderick Usher

• Madeline Usher

• The Doctors

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Who fears that the house is making them ill?

• The Narrator

• Roderick Usher

• Madeline Usher

• Ethelred

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Why did Roderick Usher place his sister in a coffin in the family vault?

• He thought she would be a zombie

• He thought there were grave differs

• He thought doctors would examine or steal the body

• He wanted to be closer to his sister even in death

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The intense storm that surrounds the house is an example of several elements of Gothic literature? Choose the one that DOES NOT apply.

• the supernatural

• poor weather

• wild nature

• castles

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The song titled "The Haunted Palace" that Roderick wrote, expresses what?

• Roderick's state of mind

• Madeline's current condition

• How the narrator is a bad friend

• The State of the House

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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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Match the following elements of Gothic literature to the appropriate example from the text:

• Lady Madeline buried alive

• Confinement

• Roderick's hyper-sensitivity to stimuli

• Extremes

• Roderick and Madeline are twins

• Women in Distress

• Remote and dreary location of the house

• Wild Nature

• Lady Madeline is afflicted with disease

• Doubles

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The house that Roderick Usher lives in is an example of which element of Gothic literature?

• The supernatural

• Extremes

• Castles

• Wild nature

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

• Always sunny weather

• Old spacious house or castle

• Supernatural or unknown forces

• Isolation and imprisonment

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