WorksheetsFall of the House of Usher Part 1
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
At the beginning of the story, who is the narrator on his way to visit?
Jonathan Smith
Dr. Hyde
Madeline Usher
Roderick Usher
How do the narrator and Usher know eachother?
They are childhood friends
They worked together
The narrator dated Usher's sister
They are penpals
Why did the narrator decide to visit Usher?
He was nearby
Usher wrote to him and asked him to come
He misses Usher
He wanted to get out of the city
Why did Usher ask the narrator to visit him?
Usher is throwing a party.
It is the narrator's birthday
Usher is sick
Usher misses the narrator
What is strange about the Usher family?
Each generation has a lot of children
There is only one branch of the family each generation
They move a lot
They have a lot of pets
What is the outside of the house like?
Small and quaint
Large and beautiful
Modern
Neglected and gloomy
What is the inside of the house like?
Dark and uncomfortable
Warm and welcoming
Small and cozy
Light and airy
Who does the narrator meet on the staircase?
Usher
Madeline
The family doctor
The maid
Who is Madeline?
Usher's mom
Usher's wife
Usher's sister
The narrator's sister
What illness does Madeline have?
No one knows
Pnuemonia
Epilepsy
Tuberculosis
How is Usher acting?
Happy and energetic
Agitated and gloomy
Nervous and shy
Normal
How does Madeline's condition change on the first night of the narrator's visit?
She is suddenly cured
She starts to feel better
She starts to feels worse and takes to her bed
She feels worse and goes to the hospital
Who wrote The Fall of the House of Usher?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
William Shakespeare
Emily Dickinson
Edgar Allan Poe
