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Lopez-PAP: The Fall of the House of Usher

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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1.

At the beginning of "The Fall of the House of Usher," what does the narrator do?

a)
He listens to Roderick play the guitar.
b)
He travels with a friend to visit Madeline Usher.
c)
He travels to visit Roderick Usher at Usher's home.
2.

How can Roderick Usher's state of mind BEST be described?

a)
suspicious and miserable
b)
nervous and agitated
c)
cautious and gloomy
3.

In "The Fall of the House of Usher," what does Usher say is his biggest fear?

a)
being frightened to death
b)
being accidentally buried alive
c)
the collapse of his family house
4.

Which statement best describes what happens to Madeline Usher in "The Fall of the House of Usher?"

a)
She recovers from her disease with the help of her doctors, but she is then thrown into an underground cell by her brother.
b)
She appears to die, is accidentally buried underground by her brother, but then revives and frees herself.
c)
She dies, but she comes back as ghost to haunt her brother and the narrator.
5.

What is the best description for the end of "The Fall of the House of Usher?"

a)
During the storm, the small fissure in the front wall of the house widens until the house falls apart.
b)
During the storm, the lake surrounding the house floods and destroys the house.
c)
During the storm, Madeline and Usher begin to fight and tear the house apart.
6.

If a storm were to "annihilate" a building, what is likely to happen?

a)
The building would have parts of its roof torn off.
b)
The building would be slightly damaged but would remain standing.
c)
The building would be completely destroyed.
7.

Which of the following items would be considered an "antique?"

a)
a vase from ancient times
b)
a house built in the 1950s
c)
a rusty piece of jewelry
8.

Which of the following is the best example of tumultuous event?

a)
a foggy night that hides in the moon
b)
a drought that causes crops to wither and die
c)
a storm so loud that it is hard to hear other speaking
d)
a winter night so cold that snow freezes into ice
9.

Which excerpt from "The Fall of the House of Usher" BEST describes the story's mood. REMEMBER: mood is the feeling/ emotion that the story gives the reader.

a)
Although, as boys, we had been intimate associates, yet I really knew little of my friend.
b)
Beyond this indication of extensive decay, however, the fabric gave little token of instability.
c)
There was an iciness, a sickening of the heart- an unredeemed dreariness of thought..
10.

Read the following sentence from "The Fall of the House of Usher," in which the narrator explains that he has received a letter from Roderick Usher. A letter, however, had lately reached me in a distant part of the country—a letter from him—which, in its wildly importunate nature, had admitted of no other than a personal reply. What is the most likely reason the narrator says the letter “admitted of no other than a personal reply”? Base your answer on your knowledge of the story as well as on the sentence.

a)
The narrator feels obliged to respond to his friend's request for a visit because his friend is clearly upset.
b)
The narrator is worried that it will seem rude if he does not answer the letter in a personal way.
c)
The narrator hopes his friend will invite him to stay in the distant part of the country where his friend lives.
d)
The narrator believes that his friend is threatening to harm him if he does not give the right answer.
11.

Part A: In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which details of the house’s interior seem to reflect Usher’s appearance and the condition of his mind?

a)
Usher's confused behavior is reflected in the broken mirrors.
b)
Usher's self assurance and noble manner is reflected in its wealth and splendor.
c)
Usher's advanced age and old-fashioned ways are reflected in the ancient furnishings.
d)
Usher's physical and mental deterioration is reflected in the gloomy darkness, lack of comfort, and old, worn-out possessions.
12.

Part B: Which excerpt from “The Fall of the House of Usher” best supports the answer to Part A?

a)
The room in which I found myself was very large and lofty.
b)
The general furniture was profuse, comfortless, antique, and tattered.
c)
A small picture presented the interior of an immensely long and rectangular vault or tunnel, with low walls, smooth, white, and without interruption or device.
d)
Our books- the books which, for years, had formed no small portion of the mental existence of the invalid- were, as might be supposed, in keeping with this character of phantasm.
13.

Part A: In "The Fall of the House of Usher," which of the following is one of Roderick Usher's disturbing ideas?

a)
Usher believes that his house has awareness, like a living thing.
b)
Usher believes that his house will fall apart, sliding into the tarn.
c)
Usher believes that his sister will die, even though she is healthy.
d)
Usher believes that the narrator has held a grudge, ever since boyhood.
14.

Part B: Which excerpt from the story BEST supports the answer to Part A?

a)
Although, as boys, we had been even intimate associates, yet I really knew little of my friend. His reserve had always been excessive and habitual.
b)
This belief, however, was connected... with the gray stones of the home of his forefathers. The conditions of the sentience had been here, he imagined, fulfilled in the method ofthe collocation of these stones.
c)
"I shall perish," said [Usher], "I must perish in this deplorable folly, thus, thus, and not otherwise, shall I be lost. I dread the events of the future, not in themselves, but in their results. "
d)
[O]ne evening, having informed me abruptly that the lady Madeline was no more, [Usher] stated his intention of preserving her corpse for a fortnight...
15.

Which excerpt from “The Fall of the House of Usher” best captures the story’s overall effect?

a)
There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart- an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime.
b)
Although, as boys, we had been intimate associates, yet I really knew little of my friend.
c)
Beyond this indication of extensive decay, however, the fabric gave little token of instability.
d)
It had been used, apparently, in remote feudal times, for the worst purposed of donjon-keep, and, in later days, as a place of deposit for powder...
16.

Annihilate most nearly means:

a)

To destroy completely

b)

To weaken slightly

c)

To explain clearly

d)

To preserve carefully

17.

  1. Antiquity refers to:

a)

A future event

b)

Ancient times or great age

c)

A modern invention

d)

A recent discovery

18.

  1. Fissure is:

a)

A sharp sound

b)

A narrow opening or crack

c)

A musical instrument

d)

A smooth surface

19.

  1. Dissolution most nearly means:

a)

The process of breaking apart or ending

b)

A clear explanation

c)

A hopeful beginning

d)

A lasting union.

20.

  1. Incubus is:

a)

A joyful dream

b)

A heavy burden or oppressive influence (sometimes an evil spirit)

c)

A type of bird

d)

A magical cure

21.

  1. Rending is best defined as:

a)

Mending carefully

b)

Tearing violently

c)

Singing loudly

d)

Creating gently

22.

Tumultuous describes something that is:

a)

Calm and peaceful

b)

Neat and organized

c)

small and unimportant

d)

Noisy, disorderly, or stormy

23.

  1. Pervade means:

a)

To Spread throughout

b)

To vanish suddenly

c)

To hide away

d)

To stay in one place

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