Fall of the House of Usher Part One

Where do they take Roderick’s sister and why ?

• To the doctor’s practice because she had a heart attack.

• To her bedroom because she suddenly lost consciousness.

• To an underground chamber because she died.

• To the graveyard because she passed away.

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If you go by the description, what does the chamber remind you of ?

• Of the lyrics of the song “the haunted palace”

• Of the impression of the narrator about the house.

• Of the scene Roderick depicted in his painting.

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What does the narrator notice before closing the coffin ?

• That Madeline has a lightning-shaped scar on her forehead.

• That Madeline’s face is not the usual face of a corpse.

• He is struck by how similar in appearance she and Roderick are.

• He makes out (= distinguer) a little talisman around her neck.

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Use the following model to create your own sentences: COMPOUND-COMPLEX SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION + DEPENDENT CLAUSE, +SUBJECT + VERB + ,FANBOY + SUBJECT + VERB Although the Usher House was decaying, Madeline and Roderick lived within its walls, and their servants were forced to do the same.

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

• the house

• their diet

• the narrator 

• they ate something bad

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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