Exploring the Themes of Madness in The Fall of the House of Usher

What season is described at the beginning of the story?

• Winter

• Spring

• Autumn

• Summer

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What feeling does the narrator experience upon first seeing the House of Usher?

• Curiosity

• Joy

• Indifference

• Insufferable Gloom

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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

Who is the proprietor of the House of Usher?

• Roderick Usher

• A servant

• Madeline Usher

• The narrator

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the relationship between the narrator and Roderick Usher?

• Cousins

• Brothers

• Strangers

• Old friends

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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

What unusual decision does Roderick make regarding his sister's body?

• Preserving her corpse for a fortnight

• Cremating her immediately

• Sending her to a distant relative

• Burying her in the garden

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the narrator hear while reading to Roderick Usher?

• All of the above

• A door creaking

• A shield falling

• A dragon's roar

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What peculiar condition does Roderick Usher suffer from?

• Paralysis

• Morbid acuteness of the senses

• Amnesia

• Blindness

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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

What is the name of Roderick Usher's sister?

• Elizabeth

• Sarah

• Madeline

• Emily

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What happens to the House of Usher at the end of the story?

• It is renovated

• It remains standing

• It collapses

• It is sold

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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

What natural phenomenon accompanies the collapse of the House of Usher?

• A fire

• An earthquake

• A storm

• A flood

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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