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WorksheetsQuizizz: The Fall of the House of Usher (2)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Of what does the narrator say the atmosphere reeks?
Decayed trees and grey walls
Lethargy
Sadness
Evil
From what does the narrator say his feelings about Usher must arise?
A bit of fancy
His earlier envy of Rodney's great intellect when they were in school together
A dream
His lack of knowing Rodney's family
What does the narrator say is the principal feature of the Usher mansion upon closer inspection?
Excessive antiquity
pretension
Ornate gables
Ostentatious detail
What spreads over the entire exterior of the mansion?
Streaks of red
Ivy
Moss
Fungi
What about the facade of the mansion seems contradictory?
The fact that so many individual stones are crumbling but the mansion is still quite intact
The fact that the grounds are so well kept compared to the facade of the mansion
The care taken with the cornices compared to the haphazard placing of the windows
The bright colors of the soffit compared to the grey of the stone
What does the narrator have to ride over to approach near the house?
A shallow stream
A wooden bridge of several haphazard planks
A short causeway
A covered bridge wide enough for three carriages to ride abreast
What does the narrator do with his horse?
Ties it to a post
Turns it loose in the pasture
Unsaddles and grooms it and leaves it in a stall
Hands it over to a servant
What does the narrator say about the archway that leads into the hall?
There was no archway
It was of Gothic architecture
It was newly repaired
It had slimy vines hanging from it
Where is the narrator first conducted when he enters the house of Usher?
The dining room
The master's studio
The room where he would be saying
The gardens
Who leads the narrator through the house?
The narrator's friend's sister
The cook
The valet
No one; he goes himself
What color does the narrator say are the floors in the house of Usher?
Red carpet
White terrazzo
Ebony
Light oak
What word does the narrator use to describe the tapestries?
Somber
Threadbare
Richly colored
Intricately woven
What happens to the trophies of armor when the narrator walks past them?
Nothing
They bow
They light up
They rattle
Who does the narrator meet on one of the staircases?
A young boy
Another good friend who went to school with the narrator and Usher
The master of the house
The family physician
What is the expression on the face of the person the narrator encounters on the staircase?
Sad
Exuberant
Welcoming
Cunning and perplexed
What does the narrator say is inaccessible in the room to which he is shown?
The books on the upper bookcases
The high bed
The windows
The paintings of former generations of the Usher family
What color is the light coming through the windows?
Dark green
Crimson
Rainbow colored
Bright blue
How does the narrator describe the window panes?
As being enclosed in splintered wood
As being glazed in a thick lead
As being trellised
As being dirty
For what is the light coming through the windows of the room sufficient?
To read or sew by
To observe the gaunt frame of the master of the house
To avoid tripping over the furniture
To distinguish many of the objects in the room.
What is the narrator unable to see in the room?
The expression on his friend's face
The recesses of the ceiling
The colors of the tapestries
The fact that there was someone else in the room beside his friend
What is one word the author uses to describe the furniture?
Comfortless
Well maintained
Fragile
Comfortable
Besides books, what else were scattered about in the room?
Musical instruments
Papers
Swords and other arms
Pillows
How does the narrator describe the atmosphere of the room?
Hopeful
Lively
Sorrowful
Quiet
What does the narrator say is "stern, deep, and irredeemable"?
The gloom that pervades the air in the room
The condemnation that pervades the air in the room
The look on the master's face
The look on the faces of the master's uncle
How does Usher greet the narrator?
With a certain amount of cynicism
With charmed indifference
With a vivacious warmth
With grave formality
