The Fall of the House of Usher Review

Match the Vocabulary Word from the "Fall of the House of Usher" to its definition.

Answer explanation

Annihilate: Destroy completely

 

Fissure: Long, narrow crack or opening

Rending: Violent or forceful pulling apart of something

 

Antiquity: Very great in age

 

Dissolution: Ending or downfall

 

Tumultuous: Loud, excited, and emotional

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word has a more POSITIVE connotation when used in the following sentence?

Nia was very       with her parents’ money.

• Generous

• Extravagant

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word has a more NEGATIVE connotation when used in the following sentence?

Walter is a       bargainer in business dealings.

• Determined

• Vicious

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What type of sentence is the following sentence?

I feel that the period will sooner or later arrive when I must abandon life and reason together.

Hint: Independent Clauses are underlined.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

What type of sentence is the following sentence?

Having carefully shaded his lamp, he hurried to one of the casements, and threw it freely open to the storm.

Hint: Independent Clauses are underlined.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is not an element of Gothic Literature?

• Bleak or remote settings

• A gloomy, melancholy, or eerie mood

• Plots that involve weird or violent incidents and supernatural occurrences.

• Real people in real-life situations

What does the narrator learn about the relationship between Usher and Madeline after her death?

• They are twins

• They were adopted

• They are married

• They used to fight all the time.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Draw what you think Usher looks like based on his description in the story.

Answer explanation

You could have drawn these details:

- Pale complexion

- Large, watery eyes

- A beautiful straight nose

- Hollow sunken features like a cadaver (dead person)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3