The Fall of the House of Usher Quiz

______________ wrote the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher."

• Roderick Usher

• Edgar Allan Poe

"The Fall of the House of Usher" is written in ________ point of view.

• first person

• third person

• limited third person

• omniscient third

The story occurs in the _______________ of the year.

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

The narrator of the story has known Roderick Usher ________________

• since college

• for less than a year

• since childhood

• from work

The narrator of the story visits Roderick Usher because

• Usher has died

• the narrator is on vacation

• there is a family reunion

• Usher summons him by letter

The Usher family possesses an unusual trait; they are

• artistic

• musical

• in a direct line of descent

• financially independent

_________ covers the outer walls of the mansion.

• fungi

• ivy

• locusts

• old paint

The narrator of the story passes or encounters _______________ on the staircase.

• Usher's valet

• Usher's sister

• Usher's doctor

• Usher

Usher predicts _______________

• he will recover soon

• he will eventually die

• the narrator will be affected soon

• the narrator will return

Usher admits that his emotional state is primarily due to ____________

• the condition of the house

• a death in the family

• his sister's illness

• lost fortune