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SEC. 3 Comprehension Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

What keeps the narrator from falling asleep at the beginning of section 3?

a)

An intense feeling of horror overcomes him

b)

Usher be crazy

c)

Madeline is making noises in the tomb

d)

The storm outside is windy with loud crashes of thunder

2.

Why does Usher go to the narrator's room in the middle of the night?

a)

He wants a midnight snack.

b)

He wants the narrator to read to him.

c)

He wants to play the narrator a song.

d)

He wants the narrator to see the storm.

3.

What is unnatural about the tempest?

a)

The thunder doesn't make a sound.

b)

The clouds hung oppressively low.

c)

Everything is glowing from a supernatural source.

d)

The house is haunted.

4.

What is the title of the book the narrator reads to Usher during the storm?

a)

Green Eggs and Ham

b)

Mad Trist

c)

Knights and Dragons

d)

The Fall of the House of Usher

5.

Which elements of the story are included to establish parallelism? SELECT TWO ANSWERS

a)

The narrator and Usher

b)

The tarn and the house

c)

The noises in the mad trist and in the mansion

d)

The tempest and Usher's mental state

6.

What is the cause of the cracking and ripping sound the narrator hears while reading to Usher?

a)

Madeline is breaking out of her coffin.

b)

Usher is destroying the furniture.

c)

The tempest outside the narrator's window.

d)

The doctors exhuming Madeline's body.

7.

True or False: Usher knew Madeline was alive in the tomb and didn't say anything to the narrator until now.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

Who dies at the end of the story? Select all that apply.

a)

Narrator

b)

Usher

c)

Madeline

d)

Physician

9.

What happens to the House of Usher as the narrator is fleeing on horseback?

a)

The tempest causes lightening to strike the house.

b)

The house comes to life and tries to consume the narrator.

c)

The fissure expands causing the house to crumble and fall into the tarn.

d)

Usher and Madeline stand in the window watching the narrator leave.

10.

What literary device is established in the title of the story, "The Fall of the House of Usher"?

a)

Idiom

b)

Metaphor

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Imagery