WorksheetsSEC. 3 Comprehension Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What keeps the narrator from falling asleep at the beginning of section 3?
An intense feeling of horror overcomes him
Usher be crazy
Madeline is making noises in the tomb
The storm outside is windy with loud crashes of thunder
Why does Usher go to the narrator's room in the middle of the night?
He wants a midnight snack.
He wants the narrator to read to him.
He wants to play the narrator a song.
He wants the narrator to see the storm.
What is unnatural about the tempest?
The thunder doesn't make a sound.
The clouds hung oppressively low.
Everything is glowing from a supernatural source.
The house is haunted.
What is the title of the book the narrator reads to Usher during the storm?
Green Eggs and Ham
Mad Trist
Knights and Dragons
The Fall of the House of Usher
Which elements of the story are included to establish parallelism? SELECT TWO ANSWERS
The narrator and Usher
The tarn and the house
The noises in the mad trist and in the mansion
The tempest and Usher's mental state
What is the cause of the cracking and ripping sound the narrator hears while reading to Usher?
Madeline is breaking out of her coffin.
Usher is destroying the furniture.
The tempest outside the narrator's window.
The doctors exhuming Madeline's body.
True or False: Usher knew Madeline was alive in the tomb and didn't say anything to the narrator until now.
TRUE
FALSE
Who dies at the end of the story? Select all that apply.
Narrator
Usher
Madeline
Physician
What happens to the House of Usher as the narrator is fleeing on horseback?
The tempest causes lightening to strike the house.
The house comes to life and tries to consume the narrator.
The fissure expands causing the house to crumble and fall into the tarn.
Usher and Madeline stand in the window watching the narrator leave.
What literary device is established in the title of the story, "The Fall of the House of Usher"?
Idiom
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Imagery
