Quiz on "The Fall of the House of Usher"

What feature does the narrator notice about the house's exterior, which extends from roof to tarn?

• A fissure
• Fallen masonry
• A number of small windows
• The lack of decay and rot

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Roderick Usher suffers from hyperactive senses.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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The narrator and Roderick speak frequently.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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What does the narrator learn about Roderick and Madeline?

• They're twins
• They were cousins
• They were married
• They weren't really related

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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What is the narrator's relation to Roderick Usher?

• Childhood best friends
• They went to college together
• Cousins
• Brothers-in-law

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What instrument does Reverend Usher play?

• Guitar
• Piano
• Lute
• Violin

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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Who is the main character from the story the narrator tells Roderick Usher to try to calm him?

• Ethelred
• The King
• The Dragon
• Madeline

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The narrator arrives in a carriage.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The narrator and Roderick dine together on the first night.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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What did Usher think was causing him and his sister to be sick?

• The narrator
• A witches curse
• The house
• Her diet

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4